Manually Setting the Axis Range

You can manually change the axis range of a chart.

Context

The default axis values for charts always include zero. This can leave a lot of white space in your chart.

To minimize white space, you can dynamically set the minimum and maximum axis values or you can manually change them.

Example

The bubble chart Y and X axis intersect at 0, but your data starts at 50 million on one axis and 0.05 million on the other. Even with scaling, there is still some unused space near the intersection. By changing the axis minimum value, you can eliminate more of that empty space.

You can manually change the axis range on the following chart types:

  • Bar/Column
  • Combination Column & Line
  • Stacked Bar/Column
  • Area
  • Line
  • Boxplot
  • Bubble
  • Scatterplot
  • Waterfall

Procedure

  1. Choose your chart.
  2. Choose one of the following:
    • On a story page, choose Start of the navigation path  Next navigation step Edit AxisEnd of the navigation path
    • In the Explorer (accessed from the Data view), choose Start of the navigation path Next navigation step Edit AxisEnd of the navigation path
  3. Enter your minimum and maximum values.
  4. Choose Apply.

Results

The chart now shows results within the specified axis range.

Next Steps

To reset the chart back to the default axis values, in the Edit Axis dialog, for each axis select (Reset to auto).

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