Present your data in a scatter chart or a line chart Scatter charts and line charts look very similar, especially when a scatter chart is displayed with connecting lines. However, the way each of these chart types plots data along the horizontal axis (also known as the x-axis) and the vertical axis (also known as the y-axis) is very different.
By default, Excel determines the minimum and maximum scale values of the vertical (value) axis, also known as the y axis, when you create a chart. However, you can customize the scale to better meet your needs. When the values that are plotted in the chart cover a very large range, you can also change the value axis to a logarithmic scale, also known as log scale. To change the scale of other ...
You can add predefined lines or bars to charts in several apps for Office. By adding lines, including series lines, drop lines, high-low lines, and up-down bars, to specific chart can help you analyze the data that is displayed.
In a chart, click to select the category axis that you want to change, or do the following to select the axis from a list of chart elements: Click anywhere in the chart. This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design and Format tabs. On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click the arrow in the box at the top, and then click Horizontal (Category) Axis. On the Format tab, in the ...
In the chart, select the data series that you want to plot on a secondary axis, and then click Chart Design tab on the ribbon. For example, in a line chart, click one of the lines in the chart, and all the data marker of that data series become selected.
