Word.Axis.CategoryType.md

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Axis.CategoryType property (Word)	vbawd10.chm113049665	vbawd10.chm113049665	Word.Axis.CategoryType	891a0cce-f5cb-6a8a-6216-fa6aaa1adac9	06/08/2017	medium

Axis.CategoryType property (Word)

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

The following example sets the category axis for the first chart in the active document to use a time scale, using months as the base unit.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1) 
 If .HasChart Then 
 With .Chart.Axes(xlCategory) 
 .CategoryType = xlTimeScale 
 .BaseUnit = xlMonths 
 End With 
 End If 
End With

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