CategoryType Property

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

XlCategoryType can be one of these XlCategoryType constants.
xlCategoryScale
xlAutomaticScale
xlTimeScale

expression.CategoryType

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

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.

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