Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 22, 2020)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
It is not unusual to spend a good amount of time to get your Excel charts looking just the way you want them too. After putting in the time for the desired result, you may want to export a graphics group as a single GIF file so you can use it in other programs or on the Web.
Unfortunately, there is no way to do this in Excel. Even in VBA the group cannot be exported as a graphic. (Individual objects can, but not the group as a whole.) The only workaround that we could come up with seems rather old-fashioned. Follow these steps:
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2015-11-14 05:52:36
Richard
Just wondering if the Shift + Edit > Copy Picture would be more elegant.
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