Alright, well I feel a little stupid for not figuring this out earlier, but here was my problem. I had a macro that selected a chart and set a property for that chart, after which I then moved on to setting some column widths, which led to the type mismatch error. Apparently I need to move the focus from the chart before I could start setting worksheet properties. I wasn't aware that this was an issue, but had I followed a little more analytical process in troubleshooting this, I could have figured it out a little more quickly. Kevin, thanks for your help - have a great New Year!