Formatting Axes

Use

You can individually format each axis in a chart.

Prerequisites

You specify which primary axes in the chart are displayed using the chart options in the Chart Wizard.

A secondary axis is only displayed if you assign a data series to a secondary axis using the formatting function.

Features

The chart type determines which formatting functions are possible for the axes.

The formatting functions include the following:

• Changing the pattern (colors, thickness of lines...)

• Changing the font and the sequence of headings

• Scaling the axes

• Selecting the value ranges

For the value range you can specify values for an upper limit, a lower limit and an optimal value. In the chart itself you can change these values as you change values for a data point - by moving the lines.

Activities

You can call up the formatting functions for an axis

• With the chart wizard

• By double-clicking on the axis using the left mouse button.