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Axis.CategoryNames property (PowerPoint)

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Returns or sets all the category names as a text array for the specified axis. Read/write Variant.

Syntax

expression.CategoryNames

expression A variable that represents an 'Axis' object.

Example

Note

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

The following example uses an array to set individual category names for the first chart in the active document.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
    If .HasChart Then
        .Chart.Axes(xlCategory).CategoryNames = _
            Array ("1985", "1986", "1987", "1988", "1989")
    End If
End With

See also

Axis Object

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