On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:41 AM, Dave <dtordon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, new to the group and fairly new to VBA programming. Here is > my question: > > I'm writing a Macro to automate chart formatting tasks in Excel 2007. > I noticed that the macro recorder does not record all of my steps and > I can't figure out which commands to use from the object browser so > hopefully somebody here can help me. > > My chart is a 3D contour plot. I'm trying to specify which colors are > associated with certain numerical ranges in the plot and the legend. > Manually, I accomplish this by selecting the individual legend entry, > right clicking and selecting "format band" and then selecting the > solid fill option with my preferred color. > > So far I have a hunch that the right code might go something like > this: > > ActiveChart.Legend.LegendEntries(1).Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, > 0) > > However, I get an error when I try to run this. Thoughts? > Suggestions? Ridicule? > > Thanks, > Dave > > > >
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