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Category Scale

The Category Scale page allows you to customize scale, ticks, divisions and intersections for selected x and/or y-axis element(s). This page applies to the following chart elements: Category Axes.

• Scale

• • Show if selected, displays the axis scale, line, ticks and title on the axis. Clear the box to hide the axis elements.

  • Automatic if selected, automatically scales the axis based on the minimum and maximum values in the data being charted. Clear this box to manually scale the axis based on values you provide.

  • Labels on Ticks if selected, centers the axis labels on each tick mark, otherwise the labels will be centered between tick marks.

• Divisions become enabled if Automatic under Scale is cleared.

• • Per Label indicates how divisions are labeled. A value of 1 labels every division. A value greater than 1 labels the first division and skips the labels for extra divisions.

  • Per Tick indicates where tick marks are placed in relation to divisions. A value of 1 places a tick mark at every division. A value greater than 1 places a tick mark at the first division, skips the number of divisions (including the previous division) indicated by the value and places a tick mark at the next division after that. For example, a value of 2 would place a tick mark at the first division, skip the second division and place another tick mark at the third division.

• Ticks

• • None displays no tick marks.

  • Center centers the tick marks across the axis.

  • Inside displays the tick marks inside the axis.

  • Outside displays the tick marks outside the axis.

  • Length is the length of the major tick marks in points. Minor tick marks are drawn at half this length.

• Intersection

• • Automatic if selected, intersects the axes at their usual position. Clear this box to enable the Cross At and Labels Inside Plot options to specify where you want the current axis to cross an intersecting axis.

  • Cross At allows you to enter the position at which you want the current axis to cross an intersecting axis. If the intersecting axis is a value axis, enter the value at which you want to place the current axis. If the intersecting axis is a date or category axis, enter the division number at which you want to place the current axis.

  • Labels Inside Plot if selected, moves the axis labels with the axis to the new intersection point. This may cause labels to display on top of the chart plot. Clear this box to leave the labels in their original position.