Comments on: Individually Formatted Category Axis Labels

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:26:20 +0000

Ralph -

You need to select the series first. When I can’t see the series I want to format, or it’s behind another series, I usually select a different series and use the up or down arrows until the one I want is selected. You could also select it using the dropdown on the Chart toolbar (2003) or on the ChartTools > Layout or Format tabs (2007).

Then on the Chart menu > Chart Type (2003) or Chart Tools > Design tab (2007), select a Line style for the selected series.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:40:21 +0000

Hi – I can’t seem to be able to follow this instruction. Would you mind elaborating a little? Thank you!

“Convert the “Labels” series to a line type. To select this series, select the “Data” series and click the up arrow key.”

Nice tip!

By: Syed Altaf

Syed Altaf — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:22:48 +0000

Wow. .Thank you So much Jon . . .It helped me a lot. . I will try it for multiple axis chart. .with huge data. . .Thanks a ton .. .

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:15:15 +0000

Syed -

Right click on the axis, choose Format Axis from the pop up menu, and on the main screen of the dialog, find the option for where to show the labels. Options are High (top of chart), Low (bottom of chart), Next to Axis, and None. Choose None to hide the labels.

By: Syed Altaf

Syed Altaf — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:00:35 +0000

Thanks for your Quick Reply. . .This what I was looking for .. .:-) But I am stuck in middle could u please guide me how to “Format the category axis to hide its default category labels”. I am using Excel 2007.

Thank you so much. . and yes the Blog is Outstanding!!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:08:45 +0000

Wow, ingenious!