Item Method

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Item Method

       

Item method as it applies to the Axes object.

Returns a single Axis object from an Axes collection.

expression.Item(Type, AxisGroup)

expression   Required. An expression that returns an Axes collection.

Type  Required XlAxisType. The axis type.

XlAxisType can be one of these XlAxisType constants.
xlCategory
xlSeriesAxis Valid only for 3-D charts.
xlValue

AxisGroup  Optional XlAxisGroup. The axis group.

XlAxisGroup can be one of these XlAxisGroup constants.
xlSecondary
xlPrimary default

Item method as it applies to the ChartGroups object.

Returns a single ChartGroup object from a ChartGroups collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a ChartGroups collection.

Index  Required Variant. The index number of the chart group.

Item method as it applies to the DataLabels object.

Returns a single DataLabel object from a DataLabels collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a DataLabels collection.

Index  Required Variant. The name or index number of the data label.

Item method as it applies to the LegendEntries object.

Returns a single LegendEntry object from a LegendEntries collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a LegendEntries collection.

Index  Required Variant. The index number of the legend entry.

Item method as it applies to the Points object.

Returns a single Point object from a Points collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Points collection.

Index  Required Long. The index number of the point.

Item method as it applies to the SeriesCollection object.

Returns a single Series object from a SeriesCollection collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a SeriesCollection collection.

Index  Required Variant. The name or index number of the series.

Item method as it applies to the Trendlines object.

Returns a single Trendline object from a Trendlines collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Trendlines collection.

Index  Optional Variant. The name or index number of the trendline.

Example

As it applies to the Axes object.

This example sets the title text for the category axis on Chart1.

With Charts("chart1").Axes.Item(xlCategory)
    .HasTitle = True
    .AxisTitle.Caption = "1994"
End With

As it applies to the ChartGroups object.

This example adds drop lines to chart group one on chart sheet one.

Charts(1).ChartGroups.Item(1).HasDropLines = True

As it applies to the DataLabels object.

This example sets the number format for the fifth data label in series one in embedded chart one on worksheet one.

Worksheets(1).ChartObjects(1).Chart _
    .SeriesCollection(1).DataLabels.Item(5).NumberFormat = "0.000"

As it applies to the LegendEntries object.

This example changes the font for the text of the legend entry at the top of the legend (this is usually the legend for series one) in embedded chart one on Sheet1.

Worksheets("sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart _
    .Legend.LegendEntries.Item(1).Font.Italic = True

As it applies to the Points object.

This example sets the marker style for the third point in series one in embedded chart one on worksheet one. The specified series must be a 2-D line, scatter, or radar series.

Worksheets(1).ChartObjects(1).Chart. _
    SeriesCollection(1).Points.Item(3).MarkerStyle = xlDiamond

As it applies to the SeriesCollection object.

This example provides two lines of code that are equivalent:

myChart.SeriesCollection.Item(1)
myChart.SeriesCollection(1)

As it applies to the Trendlines object.

This example sets the number of units that the trendline on Chart1 extends forward and backward. The example should be run on a 2-D column chart that contains a single series with a trendline.

With Charts("Chart1").SeriesCollection(1).Trendlines.Item(1)
    .Forward = 5
    .Backward = .5
End With