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chart.ProtectGoalSeek [= setting]

Synopsis

Sets or returns whether or not the user can change underlying charted values by clicking and dragging series data points on the chart. This setting operates independent of the other protection settings. The following code prevents the user from changing data by modifying the chart:

    Set chrt = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Protected Chart")
    chrt.ProtectGoalSeek = True

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