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Axis.MajorUnitScale Property (PowerPoint)

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Returns or sets the major unit scale value for the category axis when the CategoryType property is set to xlTimeScale. Read/write XlTimeUnit.

Version Information

Version Added: PowerPoint 2007

Syntax

expression .MajorUnitScale

expression A variable that represents an Axis object.

Remarks

MajorUnitScale can be one of the following XlTimeUnit constants:

  • xlMonths

  • xlDays

  • xlYears

Example

Note

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

The following example sets the category axis on the first chart in the active document to use a time scale and sets the major and minor units.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)

    If .HasChart Then

        With .Chart.Axes(xlCategory)

            .CategoryType = xlTimeScale

            .MajorUnit = 5

            .MajorUnitScale = xlDays

            .MinorUnit = 1

            .MinorUnitScale = xlDays

        End With

    End If

End With

See Also

Concepts

Axis Object Members

Axis Object