Descriptive labels on an Excel chart enhance its readability and help you interpret the information the chart contains. Whether naming comes in the form of text, numbers or a combination, both the x ...

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 data ...

If you want to add labels to the bubbles in an Excel bubble chart, you have to do it after you create the chart. Mary Ann Richardson explains what you need to do to add a data label to each bubble.

Change an Excel chart’s minimum axis value for a cleaner look Your email has been sent If you have uneven distribution of data in your Excel chart, here is a better way to change the automatic axis ...

Excel offers many different tools for formatting your charts, but the key to success is choosing which ones to use. In this guide, I'll share some of my favorite chart-formatting hints, hopefully ...

Excel’s REPT function is a hidden gem that can transform your bar charts from ordinary to extraordinary. This function allows you to repeat text a specified number of times, allowing you to simulate ...

The labels of vertical axes are rendered along the axes, and are rotated by 90 degrees. That is sometimes a problem. For example, when the chart is rendered in a constrained space, such as a dashboard ...