Name

chartfillformat.UserTextured(TextureFile)

Synopsis

Applies a picture file as a texture to the fill. Pictures are tiled to fit the fill area.

Argument

Settings

TextureFile

The filename of the picture to apply

The following code tiles a picture to fill the chart area:

Sub UserPictureTexture( )
    Dim chrt As Chart, cf As ChartFillFormat
    ' Get the chart.
    Set chrt = ActiveChart
    ' Get the chart area fill.
    Set cf = chrt.ChartArea.Fill
    ' Make the fill visible.
    cf.Visible = True
    ' Display a picture.
    cf.UserTextured ThisWorkbook.Path & "\logo.bmp"
End Sub

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