Date Scale

The Date Scale page allows you to customize the date scale for selected element(s). This page applies to the following chart elements: Category Axes.

Scale
- Show if selected, displays the date scale on an axis.
- Automatic if selected, automatically creates the scale 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.
- Minimum allows you to enter the lowest or beginning date for the axis scale.
- Maximum allows you to enter the highest or ending date for the axis scale.
- Major Interval and Minor Interval for each interval allows you to enter a number to specify how many intervals pass before a tick mark is placed on the axis. Then select an interval type from the drop down menu.
- - None indicates no interval.
  - Days indicates that a tick mark occurs each day.
  - Weeks indicates that a tick mark occurs Monday of each week.
  - Semi-months indicates that a tick mark occurs on the 1st and 15th day of each month.
  - Months indicates that a tick mark occurs on the 1st of each month.
  - Years indicates that a tick mark occurs on January 1 of each year.
- Skip Weekends if selected, will not include weekends in the scale.
Ticks allows you to select a style to specify the position of the tick on the axis.
- None indicates that no tick marks are displayed on the axis.
- Center indicates that tick marks are centered across the axis.
- Inside indicates that tick marks are displayed inside the axis.
- Outside indicates that tick marks are displayed 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 Axis 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 intersect a perpendicular axis.
- Cross At allows you to enter the position at which you want the current axis to cross its intersecting axis. If the intersecting axis is a value axis, enter the value where 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. Only the axis line and tick marks are drawn at the new intersection point.