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Represents a single point in a series in a chart.

Methods

Name

Description

ApplyDataLabels

Applies data labels to a point.

ClearFormats

Clears the formatting of the object.

Copy

If the point has a picture fill, copies the picture to the Clipboard.

Delete

Deletes the object.

Paste

Pastes a picture from the Clipboard as the marker on the selected point.

PieSliceLocation

Returns the vertical or horizontal position, in points, of a point on a chart item from the top or left edge of the object to the top or left edge of the chart area.

Select

Selects the object.

Properties

Name

Description

Application

When used without an object qualifier, returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft PowerPoint application. When used with an object qualifier, returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.

ApplyPictToEnd

True if a picture is applied to the end of the point or all points in the series. Read/write Boolean.

ApplyPictToFront

True if a picture is applied to the front of the point or all points in the series. Read/write Boolean.

ApplyPictToSides

True if a picture is applied to the sides of the point or all points in the series. Read/write Boolean.

Creator

Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.

DataLabel

Returns the data label associated with the point. Read-only DataLabel.

Explosion

Returns or sets the explosion value for a pie-chart or doughnut-chart slice. Read/write Long.

Format

Returns the line, fill, and effect formatting for the object. Read-only ChartFormat.

Has3DEffect

True if a point has a three-dimensional appearance. Read/write Boolean.

HasDataLabel

True if the point has a data label. Read/write Boolean.

Height

Returns the height, in points, of the object. Read-only.

InvertIfNegative

True if Microsoft Word inverts the pattern in the object when it corresponds to a negative number. Read/write Variant.

Left

Returns a value that represents the distance, in points, from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the chart area. Read-only.

MarkerBackgroundColor

Sets the marker background color as an RGB value or returns the corresponding color index value. Read/write Long.

MarkerBackgroundColorIndex

Returns or sets the marker background color as an index into the current color palette, or as one of the following XlColorIndex constants: xlColorIndexAutomatic or xlColorIndexNone. Read/write Long.

MarkerForegroundColor

Sets the marker foreground color as an RGB value or returns the corresponding color index value. Read/write Long.

MarkerForegroundColorIndex

Returns or sets the marker foreground color as an index into the current color palette, or as one of the following XlColorIndex constants: xlColorIndexAutomatic or xlColorIndexNone. Read/write Long.

MarkerSize

Returns or sets the data-marker size, in points. Read/write Long.

MarkerStyle

Returns or sets the marker style for a point or series in a line chart, scatter chart, or radar chart. Read/write XlMarkerStyle.

Name

Returns the object name. Read-only.

Parent

Returns the parent for the specified object. Read-only Object.

PictureType

Returns or sets a value that specifies how pictures are displayed on a column or bar picture chart. Read/write XlChartPictureType.

PictureUnit2

Returns or sets the unit for each picture on the chart if the PictureType property is set to xlStackScale (if not, this property is ignored). Read/write Double.

SecondaryPlot

True if the point is in the secondary section of either a pie-of-pie chart or a bar-of-pie chart. Read/write Boolean.

Shadow

Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the object has a shadow. Read/write Boolean.

Top

Returns a value that represents the distance, in points, from the top edge of the object to the top edge of the chart area. Read-only.

Width

Returns the width, in points, of the object. Read-only.