The X-axis, which is the horizontal axis, on most Excel charts does not use numeric intervals like the vertical Y-axis does. The X-axis contains either strings of text or a date under each set of ...

Graphs in Microsoft Excel typically chart time on the horizontal axis. Time is the independent variable in most relationships and dependent variables appear on the vertical axis.

In Excel, users can add predefined layouts and styles to format their charts quickly. In this tutorial, we will explain how to apply layouts and styles to your chart in Microsoft Excel.

If you have uneven distribution of data in your Excel chart, here is a better way to change the automatic axis settings.

When you use Excel's Chart Wizard to create a chart, by default the chart takes on the number formats used in the worksheet that includes the charted data. Mary Ann Richardson shows you a way to ...