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Chart.Rotation Property (Word)

Returns or sets the rotation, in degrees, of the 3-D chart view (the rotation of the plot area around the z-axis). Read/write Variant.

Version Information

Version Added: Word 2007

Syntax

expression .Rotation

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Remarks

The value of this property must be from 0 through 360, except for 3-D bar charts, where the value must be from 0 through 44. The default value is 20. This property applies only to 3-D charts.

Rotations are always rounded to the nearest integer.

Example

The following example sets the rotation of the first chart in the active document to 30 degrees. You should run the example on a 3-D chart.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1) 
 If .HasChart Then 
 .Chart.Rotation = 30 
 End If 
End With

See Also

Concepts

Chart Object Members

Chart Object