Run-time error-2147467259 (80004005) when you set a property of a chart

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  • Applies to:
    Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Microsoft Excel 2007

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You have a macro that sets a property of a chart in Microsoft Excel. For example, the macro sets the MaximumScale, MinimumScale, Title, Axis, or Legendproperty of a chart.
  • You protect the worksheet. When you do this, you click to select the Edit objects check box in the Protect Sheet dialog box.
  • You run the macro.

In this scenario, you receive an error message that resembles one of the following.

Error message 1

Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)':

Method 'MaximumScale' of object 'Axis' failed

Error message 2

Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)':

Automation error

Unspecified error

Cause

This problem occurs because the Excel object model for the chart is disabled on a protected worksheet.

Workaround

To work around this problem, unprotect the worksheet to enable the macro to run. You can manually unprotect the worksheet or by using the Unprotect method in the macro.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.