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Axis.CategoryType Property

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Excel Developer Reference

Returns or sets the category axis type. Read/write XlCategoryType.

Syntax

expression.CategoryType

expression   A variable that represents an Axis object.

Remarks

You cannot set this property for a value axis.

Example

This example sets the category axis in embedded chart one on worksheet one to use a time scale, with months as the base unit.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Worksheets(1).ChartObjects(1).Chart
    With .Axes(xlCategory)
        .CategoryType = xlTimeScale
        .BaseUnit = xlMonths
    End With
End With

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