Specifying Axis Formatting for Graphs

Introduction

You can change the appearance of an axis in a graph by adding or changing the format of tick marks and tick labels, or changing the scaling.

Position the mouse on the X, Y1- or Y2-axis on a dual axis graph and click the mouse button when the mouse pointer changes shape. Then choose Axis Options from the Format menu. This opens the Axis Options dialog box, where you can specify how you want to change the format of an axis.

Including tick marks

When working with bar, line, area, or scatter graphs, you can include tick marks on the X- or Y-axis. You can include major tick marks, minor tick marks, or both, and you can position them either inside, outside, or across the selected axis.

Changing the scale of the Y1- or Y2-axis

When you are working with a bar, line, area, or scatter graph, you can adjust the scale of values on the graph's Y1- or Y2-axis to accommodate the range of data displayed by the graph. You can adjust the scale of each Y-axis independently.

Arranging X-axis labels

When you are working with a bar, line, area, or scatter graph, you can change the arrangement of the dimension labels that appear below the graph's X-axis. You can change the number of lines each label occupies, stagger the labels, or show only a subset of the labels.

Related information

For more information about specifying axis format options for graphs, search for the following topics in the Financial Analyzer Help system:

"Changing the Placement of Dimension Labels in Graphs"

"Including Tick Marks in Graphs"

"Scaling Y-Axes in Graphs"