Macro to create Bar charts

reference to the Microsoft Excel 14.0 Object Library

Sub MakeChartFromTable()

Dim myTable As Table
Dim salesChart As Chart
Dim chartWorkSheet As Excel.Worksheet
Dim x As Integer
Dim RowCount As Integer
Dim ColumnCount As Integer
Dim LastColumn As String

For Each myTable In ActiveDocument.Tables
    myTable.Range.Copy
    'Create Chart
    Set salesChart = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddChart.Chart
    Set chartWorkSheet = salesChart.ChartData.Workbook.Worksheets(1)
    'Determine size of table
    RowCount = myTable.Rows.Count
    ColumnCount = myTable.Columns.Count
    'Determine spreadsheet column letter for last column of table
    If ColumnCount < 26 Then
        LastColumn = Chr(64 + ColumnCount)
    Else
        LastColumn = Chr(Int(ColumnCount / 26) + 64) & Chr((ColumnCount Mod 26) + 64)
    End If
    'Resize chart data area to table size and paste table data
    With chartWorkSheet
        .ListObjects("Table1").DataBodyRange.Delete
        .ListObjects("Table1").Resize chartWorkSheet.Range("A1:" & LastColumn & RowCount)
        .Range("A1:" & LastColumn & RowCount).Select
        .Paste
    End With
    salesChart.ChartData.Workbook.Close
Next

End Sub

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