DataLabel Members (PowerPoint)

Represents the data label on a chart point or trendline.

Methods

Name	Description
Delete	Deletes the object.
Select	Selects the object.

Properties

Name	Description
Application	When used without an object qualifier, returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft PowerPoint application. When used with an object qualifier, returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.
AutoText	True if the object automatically generates appropriate text based on context. Read/write Boolean.
Caption	Returns or sets the data label text. Read/write String.
Characters	Returns a ChartCharacters object that represents a range of characters within the object text. You can use the ChartCharacters object to format characters within a text string.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Format	Returns the line, fill, and effect formatting for the object. Read-only ChartFormat.
Formula	Returns or sets the object's formula in A1-style notation. Read/write.
FormulaLocal	Returns or sets the formula for the object, using A1-style references in the language of the user. Read/write String.
FormulaR1C1	Returns or sets the formula for the object, using R1C1-style notation in the language of the macro. Read/write String.
FormulaR1C1Local	Returns or sets the formula for the object, using R1C1-style notation in the language of the user. Read/write String.
Height	Returns the height, in points, of the object. Read-only.
HorizontalAlignment	Returns or sets the horizontal alignment for the specified object. Read/write Variant.
Left	Returns or sets the distance, in points, from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the chart area. Read/write Double.
Name	Returns the name of the object. Read-only String.
NumberFormat	Returns or sets the format code for the object. Read/write String.
NumberFormatLinked	True if the number format is linked to the cells (so that the number format changes in the labels when it changes in the cells). Read/write Boolean.
NumberFormatLocal	Returns or sets the format code for the object as a string in the language of the user. Read/write Variant.
Orientation	Returns or sets the text orientation. Read/write Long.
Parent	Returns the parent for the specified object. Read-only Object.
Position	Returns or sets the position of the data label. Read/write XlDataLabelPosition.
ReadingOrder	Returns or sets an XlReadingOrder constant that represents the reading order for the specified object. Read/write Long.
Separator	Returns or sets the separator used for the data labels on a chart. Read/write Variant.
Shadow	Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the object has a shadow. Read/write Boolean.
ShowBubbleSize	True to show the bubble size for the data labels on a chart. False to hide the bubble size. Read/write Boolean.
ShowCategoryName	True to display the category name for the data labels on a chart. False to hide the category name. Read/write Boolean.
ShowLegendKey	True if the data label legend key is visible. Read/write Boolean.
ShowPercentage	True to display the percentage value for the data labels on a chart. False to hide the value. Read/write Boolean.
ShowSeriesName	True to show the series name for the data labels on a chart. False to hide the series name. Read/write Boolean.
ShowValue	True to display a specified chart's data label values. False to hide the values. Read/write Boolean.
Text	Returns or sets the text for the specified object. Read/write String.
Top	Returns or sets the distance, in points, from the top edge of the object to the top of the first row (on a worksheet) or the top of the chart area (on a chart). Read/write Double.
VerticalAlignment	Returns or sets the vertical alignment of the specified object. Read/write Variant.
Width	Returns the width, in points, of the object. Read-only.