ChartGroup.VaryByCategories Property (PowerPoint)
True if Microsoft Word assigns a different color or pattern to each data marker. Read/write Boolean.
Version Information
Version Added: PowerPoint 2007
Syntax
expression .VaryByCategories
expression A variable that represents a ChartGroup object.
Remarks
The chart must contain only one series.
Example
Note
Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.
The following example assigns a different color or pattern to each data marker in chart group one. You should run the example on a 2-D line chart that has data markers on a series.
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
.Chart.ChartGroups(1).VaryByCategories = True
End If
End With