How Excel Charts Work A chart has an x-axis range and a y-axis range to show the correlation between two different data sets. The x-axis is the horizontal category line.

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

ADJUST THE AXIS SCALE ON AN EXCEL CHART Excel usually does a good job second-guessing me when it chooses the scale for an axis on a chart. But sometimes, to better focus some data, I need to adjust ...

Adding a Second Y-Axis Your new series may not be measured with the same range of numbers as the old one. To make the chart look better, you can plot the new series on a differently scaled y-axis.

Are you constantly changing your Excel chart's data range as new information becomes available? Mary Ann Richardson shows how to set up the chart to automatically update as you add new rows of ...

When plotted on an Excel Scatter Chart, these data points will form a total of four circles, effectively converting a scatter chart into a bull’s-eye chart. Your updated table containing the ...