Chart Options Dialog Box (X Axis Tab) (Report Builder)
Define the appearance of the x-axis of the chart.
Options
- Show labels
Select to display labels on the axis. Click the Format button to edit the style of the text.
- Font
Click to launch the Format dialog box to format the label font.
- Side margins
Select to use padding between the chart elements and the sides of the chart.
- Interlaced strips
Select to display alternating light and dark areas between gridlines.
- Reversed
Select to reverse the direction of the chart. For example, by default, a column chart displays the y-axis on the left side of the chart and categories from left to right. When this option is selected, the chart displays the y-axis on the right side of the chart and categories from right to left.
- Logarithmic scale
Select to indicate that the x-axis scale is logarithmic.
- Numeric or time-scale values
Select to indicate that the values on the x-axis are scalar values. If selected, the chart displays the values on the axis on a scale, that is, the chart fills in the numbers or dates that are "missing" from the dataset.
- Show major gridlines
Select to display major gridlines in the chart. Click the Format button to edit the style of the lines.
- Interval
Type an interval at which the major gridlines appear. If omitted, the gridlines are divided evenly on the chart.
- Tick mark
Select the position of the major tick marks on the x-axis.
- Format
Click to launch the Format dialog box with the Line tab selected.
- Show minor gridlines
Select to display minor gridlines in the chart. Click the Format button to edit the style of the lines.
- Interval
Type an interval at which the minor gridlines appear. If omitted, the gridlines are divided evenly on the chart.
- Tick mark
Select the position of the minor tick marks on the x-axis.
- Format
Click to launch the Format dialog box with the Line tab selected.
- Scale
Provides information about the scale to use in the chart.
- Minimum
Type the minimum value for the x-axis. If omitted, the minimum value is determined by the data returned by the dataset.
- Maximum
Type the maximum value for the x-axis. If omitted, the maximum value is determined by the data returned by the dataset.
- Cross at
Type the value at which to cross the y-axis. If omitted, the value is determined by the chart type.
See Also
Concepts
Other Resources
Working with Charts
Formatting a Report (Report Builder)