DataLabelPosition Enumeration

Constants which define the location at which a DataLabel is positioned.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Enum DataLabelPosition 
   Inherits System.Enum

C#

public enum DataLabelPosition : System.Enum 

Members

Member	Description
Above	The label is positioned above the associated data point.
Below	The label is positioned below the associated data point.
BestFit	The label is positioned where it best fits with relation to the associated pie slice.
Center	The label is centered with respect to the associated data point.
Custom	The label's position is explicitly defined via the ChartTextAreaBase.Left and ChartTextAreaBase.Top properties.
Default	The label position is not specified, and is determined automatically by Excel.
InsideBase	The label's left edge coincides with the left edge of the series bar/line.
InsideEnd	The label's right edge coincides with the right edge of the series bar/line.
Left	The label is positioned to the left of the associated data point.
OutsideEnd	The label's left edge coincides with the right edge of the series bar/line.
Right	The label is positioned to the right of the associated data point.

Remarks

Note that which constants in this enumeration are applicable is dependent on the chart type.

The following table lists the supported constants for each chart type.

Chart Type	Supported Constant(s)
3D charts (except pie/doughnut)	Custom
Area, Radar	Custom
Surface	Data labels are not supported
Bar/Column (stacked)	Center, InsideEnd, InsideBase
Bar/Column (clustered)	Center, InsideEnd, InsideBase, OutsideEnd
Line/Scatter/Bubble	Center, Left, Right, Above, Below
Pie/Doughnut	Center, InsideEnd, OutsideEnd, BestFit