Insert an Excel chart sheet in multiple workbooks

How to insert an Excel chart sheet in multiple open or closed workbooks using VBA

METHOD 1. Insert an Excel chart sheet in multiple open workbooks using VBA

VBA

Sub Insert_a_Chart_Sheet_in_Multiple_Open_Workbooks()

'declare variables
Dim wb1 As Workbook
Dim wb2 As Workbook

Set wb1 = Workbooks("Exceldome.xlsx")
Set wb2 = Workbooks("Examples.xlsx")

'insert a new chart sheet in front of an active sheet in the workbooks specified above
wb1.Charts.Add
wb2.Charts.Add

End Sub

OBJECTS
Workbooks: The Workbooks object represents all of the open Excel workbooks.
Charts: The Charts object represents all of the chart sheets in a workbook, excluding worksheets.

PREREQUISITES
Workbook Names: Have two open workbooks named Exceldome.xlsx and Examples.xlsx.

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS
Workbooks Selection: Select the workbooks where you want to insert the new chart sheet by changing the Exceldome.xlsx and Examples.xlsx workbook names to any open workbooks.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Note 1: When the VBA code is absent of reference to a specific sheet in front of or before which to insert a new chart sheet, as per this example, a chart sheet will be inserted in front of an active sheet in each of the workbooks specified in VBA code.

METHOD 2. Insert an Excel chart sheet in multiple closed workbooks using VBA

VBA

Sub Insert_a_Chart_Sheet_in_Multiple_Closed_Workbooks()

'declare variables
Dim wb1 As Workbook
Dim wb2 As Workbook

Set wb1 = Workbooks.Open("C:\Excel\Exceldome.xlsx")
Set wb2 = Workbooks.Open("C:\Excel\Examples.xlsx")

'open and insert a new chart sheets in front of an active sheet in the workbooks specified above
wb1.Charts.Add
wb2.Charts.Add

End Sub

OBJECTS
Workbooks: The Workbooks object represents all of the open Excel workbooks.
Charts: The Charts object represents all of the chart sheets in a workbook, excluding worksheets.

PREREQUISITES
Workbooks Location: Have the two workbooks that you are referencing to in the VBA code located on your device in the C:\Excel\ path.
Workbook Names: Have two closed workbooks named Exceldome.xlsx and Examples.xlsx in the location specified in the VBA code.

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS
Workbooks Location: Select the location of the workbooks where you want to insert the new chart sheet by changing the C:\Excel\ path.
Workbooks Selection: Select the workbooks in which you want to insert a new chart sheet by changing the Exceldome.xlsx and Examples.xlsx workbook names to any closed workbooks that are located in the path provided in the VBA code.

Explanation about how to insert an Excel chart sheet in multiple workbooks

EXPLANATION

EXPLANATION
This tutorial explains and provides step by step instructions on how to insert a single chart sheet in multiple open or closed workbooks using a VBA method.

You can insert a chart sheet in multiple open workbooks by referencing to specific workbooks, in the VBA code, and ensure that the workbooks are open when the VBA code is ran.

You can also insert a chart sheet in multiple closed workbooks by referencing to specific workbooks, in the VBA code, and ensure that the workbooks that you are referencing to are closed when then VBA code is ran.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Note 1: When the VBA code excludes reference to a specific sheet before or after which to insert a new chart sheet, a chart sheet will be inserted in front of a active sheet.