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