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Axis Object (PowerPoint)

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Represents a single axis in a chart.

Version Information

Version Added: PowerPoint 2007

Remarks

The Axis object is a member of the Axes collection.

Use Axes(Type, AxisGroup) where Type is the axis type and AxisGroup is the axis group to return a single Axis object. Type can be one of the following XlAxisType constants: xlCategory, xlSeries, or xlValue. AxisGroup can be one of the following XlAxisGroup constants: xlPrimary or xlSecondary. For more information, see the Axes method.

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 title text for the first chart in the active document.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)

    If .HasChart Then

        With .Chart.Axes(xlCategory)

            .HasTitle = True

            .AxisTitle.Caption = "1994"

        End With

    End If

End With

See Also

Concepts

Axis Object Members

PowerPoint Object Model Reference