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Asked: 2026-06-06T18:07:03+00:00

I would like to be able to reference the next worksheet in a workbook

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I would like to be able to reference the next worksheet in a workbook using VBA, but avoid referencing the sheet name as I hope to be able to apply the macro to a number of different workbooks.

I am writing an Excel Macro which is for formatting an excel chart. In the chart’s series title I would like to make the series name reference a cell in the next worksheet.

I have tried the following which is not working:

ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "='ActiveChart.Next.Select'!$B$1"

However this is not working.

What is the most effective way of getting the series name field of a chart to reference a cell in the following worksheet within a macro?

I have also tried the following, which does not work either:

ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "=Sheets(1)!$B$1"

Please bear in mind that this is a workbook which is structured with a chart, then a sheet, chart, sheet and so on…

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use this one-liner

    ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "='" & Sheets(ActiveChart.Parent.Parent.Name).Next.Name & "'!B1

    1. Sheets(ActiveChart.Parent.Parent.Name returns the name of the next sheet.
    2. The pair of ' are important to use when referring to sheetnames. i.e. a sheet named My Sheet won’t work as My Sheet!B1, it must be 'My Sheet'!B1
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