When I select the horizontal axis, we see category axis settings. If I temporarily switch to text, things change dramatically. I'll undo that. I'll go ahead and delete the extra chart Back in the first chart, let's clean things up on the horizontal axis. To make the year-based axis work better, I'll set the start to January 1, Now I can set the end date to January 1, These changes shift the line to fit date range shown in the horizontal axis.
Related shortcuts Create chart in new worksheet. Fn F Delete character to the right of cursor. Learning how to use these charting features in Excel can make your charts more efficient. This document will explain several options on how to add more features to your chart. NOTE: This document assumes you have already created your chart. From the Layout command tab, in the Labels group, click Chart Title » select a location for the title. The Chart Title text box appears in your chart.
In charts, axes are the two lines that frame your data. The horizontal line is called the x-axis; the vertical line is called the y-axis.
One of them will be a Value axis, which displays numerical values that measure charted categories, and the other will be a Category axis, which displays one or more data series that measured against each other by numerical values. The field created by these intersecting axes contain visual indicators e. Axis labels automatically assigned by Excel when you create your chart connect this visual information with specific data categories, providing the context readers need to make sense of your chart.
Since axes and axis labels are such important parts of an effective chart, Excel provides extensive formatting options. When setting up your chart, it is important to understand how Excel will display your worksheet data e. For basic information on how Excel converts worksheet data into charts, refer to About Charting and Creating a Basic Chart. Both horizontal and vertical axes can be the Category axis. With the Category axis, you can change the interval of units between the tick marks.
NOTE: If your category axis is denoted by words or phrases, the Automatic option will suffice in most cases.
From the Current Selection group, click Format Selection. The Format Axis dialog box appears. In the Interval between tick marks text box, type the number of units you want between the tick marks of your chart's x-axis. Both horizontal and vertical axes can be the Value axis.
With the Value axis, you can change the interval of units between the tick marks as well as set a maximum and minimum value for the axis. If your desired axis is the Category axis, refer to Changing the Interval of the Category Axis above. In the Major unit text box, type the number of units you want between the y-axis tick marks. In the Minor unit text box, type the number of units you want between the Major units.
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