Series.DataLabels method (Excel)

Returns an object that represents either a single data label (a DataLabel object) or a collection of all the data labels for the series (a DataLabels collection).

Syntax

expression.DataLabels (Index)

expression A variable that represents a Series object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Index	Optional	Variant	The number of the data label.

Return value

Object

Remarks

If the series has the Show Value option turned on for the data labels, the returned collection can contain up to one label for each point. Data labels can be turned on or off for individual points in the series.

If the series is on an area chart and has the Show Label option turned on for the data labels, the returned collection contains only a single label, which is the label for the area series.

Example

This example sets the data labels for series one on Chart1 to show their key, assuming that their values are visible when the example runs.

With Charts("Chart1").SeriesCollection(1) 
 .HasDataLabels = True 
 With .DataLabels 
 .ShowLegendKey = True 
 .Type = xlValue 
 End With 
End With

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