Name

Application.SetDefaultChart([FormatName], [Gallery])

Synopsis

Sets the default chart type used by Excel.

Argument

Setting

FormatName

Can be one of the XlChartType constants, xlBuiltIn, or the name of a custom chart type

Gallery

Not used

For example, the following code sets the default chart type to a 3-D style:

Sub TestSetChartType(  )
    Application.SetDefaultChart XlChartType.xl3DArea
End Sub

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