ApplyDataLabels Method [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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Applies data labels to a point, a series, or all the series in a chart.

expression.ApplyDataLabels(Type, LegendKey, AutoText, HasLeaderLines, ShowSeriesName, ShowCategoryName, ShowValue, ShowPercentage, ShowBubbleSize, Separator)

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

XlDataLabelsType

XlDataLabelsType can be one of these XlDataLabelsType constants.
xlDataLabelsShowBubbleSizes
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).

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.

Example

This example applies category labels to series one in Chart1.

Charts("Chart1").SeriesCollection(1). _
    ApplyDataLabels Type:=xlDataLabelsShowLabel

Applies to | Chart Object | Point Object | Series Object

See Also | DataLabel Property | HasDataLabel Property | HasDataLabels Property