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DataLabel.ShowValue Property

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Excel Developer Reference

Returns or sets a Boolean corresponding to a specified chart's data label values display behavior. True displays the values. False to hide. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.ShowValue

expression   A variable that represents a DataLabel object.

Remarks

The specified chart must first be active before you can access the data labels programmatically or a run-time error will occur.

Example

This example enables the value to be shown for the data labels of the first series, on the first chart. This example assumes a chart exists on the active worksheet.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub UseValue()

ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Activate
ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1) _
    .DataLabels.<strong>ShowValue</strong> = True



End Sub

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