How to Create a Chart with Discontiguous Ranges

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1. Enter the following information in Sheet1 in a new Workbook:

          C3:          D3:  Region 1   E3:  Region 2   F3:  Region 3
          C4:  Jan     D4:  10         E4:  80         F4:  15
          C5:  Feb     D5:  20         E5:  70         F5:  25
          C6:  Mar     D6:  30         E6:  60         F6:  35
          C7:  Apr     D7:  40         E7:  50         F7:  45
   
         C12:  Jan    D12:  10        E12:  80        F12:  15
         C13:  Feb    D13:  20        E13:  70        F13:  25
         C14:  Mar    D14:  30        E14:  60        F14:  35
         C15:  Apr    D15:  40        E15:  50        F15:  45
   						

2. Insert a new module sheet in your workbook and type the following code:

         Sub CreateChart()
   
             Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate    ' Activate the worksheet.
   
             Range("C4").Select   ' The upper left corner of the chart
                                  ' data.
   
             ' Select the current range of data. This line of code assumes
             ' that the current region of cells is contiguous, without empty
             ' rows or columns.
             Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
   
             Selection.Name = "Firstname"  ' Define a name to the first range.
   
             ' Repeat same steps for next contiguous range of cells.
             Range("C12").Select
             Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
             Selection.Name = "Secondname"
   
             Range("Firstname, Secondname").Select   ' Select both ranges of
                                                     ' cells.
             myrange = Selection.Address
             mysheetname = ActiveSheet.Name
   
             'Add a chart to the active sheet
             ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(125.25, 60, 301.5, 155.25).Select
   
             ' Or, to create a chart on a separate chart sheet, substitute the
             ' next line for one above.
   
             ' Charts.Add
   
             Application.CutCopyMode = False
   
             ' This line can best be written by recording a macro, and
             ' modifying the code generated by Microsoft Excel.
   
             ActiveChart.ChartWizard _
                 Source:= Sheets(mysheetname).Range(myrange), _
                 Gallery:=xlLine, Format:=4, PlotBy:=xlColumns, _
                 CategoryLabels:=1, SeriesLabels:=1, HasLegend:=1, _
                 Title:="", CategoryTitle:="", ValueTitle:="", ExtraTitle:=""
   
         End Sub