Type Property

Applies To

Axis Object, Chart Object, ChartGroup Object, DataLabel Object, DataLabels Collection, Series Object, Trendline Object, Window Object, Worksheet Object.

Description

Returns the object type, as shown in the following table. Read-write except as noted.

Object

Type

Axis

Axis type. Can be one of xlCategory, xlValue, or xlSeries (only 3-D charts use xlSeries).

Chart

Chart type. Can be one of xl3DArea, xl3DBar, xl3DColumn, xl3DLine, xl3DPie, xl3DSurface, xlArea, xlBar, xlColumn, xlDoughnut, xlLine, xlPie, xlRadar, or xlXYScatter. If the chart has chart groups of more than one type, this property returns Null, but setting the property sets all the chart groups.

ChartGroup

Chart group type. Can be one of the values shown for the Chart object. If you set the chart group type to a type that is not on the chart, Microsoft Excel creates a new chart group.

DataLabel

Data label type (one of xlNone, xlShowValue, xlShowLabel, xlShowPercent, or xlShowLabelAndPercent).

Series

Series type. Can be one of the values shown for the Chart object. If you set the series type to a type that is not on the chart, Microsoft Excel creates a new chart group.

Trendline

Trendline type. Can be one of xlLinear, xlLogarithmic, xlExponential, xlPolynomial, xlMovingAvg, or xlPower.

Window

Window type. Can be one of xlChartInPlace, xlChartAsWindow, xlWorkbook, xlInfo, or xlClipboard. Read-only.

Worksheet

Worksheet type. Can be one of xlWorksheet, xlExcel4MacroSheet, or xlExcel4IntlMacroSheet. Read-only.


See Also

SubType Property.

Example

This example changes the 3-D line group in Chart1 to an area group. The example should be run on a 3-D chart.


Charts("Chart1").Line3DGroup.Type = xl3DArea