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Axis.TickMarkSpacing property (PowerPoint)

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Returns or sets the number of categories or series between tick marks. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression. TickMarkSpacing

expression A variable that represents an 'Axis' object.

Remarks

This property applies only to category and series axes. It can be a value from 1 through 31999.

Use the MajorUnit and MinorUnit properties to set tick-mark spacing on the value axis.

Example

Note

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

The following example sets the number of categories between tick marks on the category axis of the first chart in the active document.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)

    If .HasChart Then

        .Chart.Axes(xlCategory).TickMarkSpacing = 10

    End If

End With

See also

Axis Object

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