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Axis.CategoryNames Property (PowerPoint)

Returns or sets all the category names as a text array for the specified axis. Read/write Variant.

Version Information

Version Added: PowerPoint 2007

Syntax

expression .CategoryNames

expression A variable that represents an Axis object.

Example

Note

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

The following example uses an array to set individual category names for the first chart in the active document.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)

    If .HasChart Then

        .Chart.Axes(xlCategory).CategoryNames = _

            Array ("1985", "1986", "1987", "1988", "1989")

    End If

End With

See Also

Concepts

Axis Object

Axis Object Members