Chart Options Dialog Box (X Axis Tab) (Report Builder 1.0)
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.