DataLabel.ShowCategoryName property (PowerPoint)

True to display the category name for the data labels on a chart. False to hide the category name. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.ShowCategoryName

expression A variable that represents a 'DataLabel' object.

Example

Note

Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.

The following example shows the category name for the data labels of the first series on the first chart.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1) 
    If .HasChart Then 
        .Chart.SeriesCollection(1).DataLabels. _ 
            ShowCategoryName = True 
    End If 
End With

See also

DataLabel Object

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