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
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