Chart.ApplyDataLabels Method (Excel)
Applies data labels to all the series in a chart.
Syntax
expression .ApplyDataLabels(Type, LegendKey, AutoText, HasLeaderLines, ShowSeriesName, ShowCategoryName, ShowValue, ShowPercentage, ShowBubbleSize, Separator)
expression A variable that represents a Chart object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Type |
Optional |
The type of data label to apply. |
|
LegendKey |
Optional |
Variant |
True to show the legend key next to the point. The default value is False. |
AutoText |
Optional |
Variant |
True if the object automatically generates appropriate text based on content. |
HasLeaderLines |
Optional |
Variant |
For the Chart and Series objects, True if the series has leader lines. |
ShowSeriesName |
Optional |
Variant |
Pass a boolean value to enable or disable the series name for the data label. |
ShowCategoryName |
Optional |
Variant |
Pass a boolean value to enable or disable the category name for the data label. |
ShowValue |
Optional |
Variant |
Pass a boolean value to enable or disable the value for the data label. |
ShowPercentage |
Optional |
Variant |
Pass a boolean value to enable or disable the percentage for the data label. |
ShowBubbleSize |
Optional |
Variant |
Pass a boolean value to enable or disable the bubble size for the data label. |
Separator |
Optional |
Variant |
The separator for the data label. |
Remarks
XlDataLabelsType can be one of these XlDataLabelsType constants. |
xlDataLabelsShowBubbleSizes. The bubble size for the data label. |
xlDataLabelsShowLabelAndPercent. Percentage of the total, and category for the point. Available only for pie charts and doughnut charts. |
xlDataLabelsShowPercent. Percentage of the total. Available only for pie charts and doughnut charts. |
xlDataLabelsShowLabel. Category for the point. |
xlDataLabelsShowNone. No data labels. |
xlDataLabelsShowValue. default. Value for the point (assumed if this argument isn't specified). |
Example
This example applies category labels to series one in Chart1.
Charts("Chart1").SeriesCollection(1). _
ApplyDataLabels Type:=xlDataLabelsShowLabel