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Fix scale levels for surface chart in Excel

Anonymous
2022-07-21T19:45:02+00:00

Excel auto-scales the contour levels in its surface charts. However, unlike the other charts where one may give Excel new ranges and increments, I see no way to fix the number of contours and levels on a surface chart. Sometimes it gives me five levels, sometimes three, etc. Is there any way to fix this? If so, it is not apparent, but I hope someone in the forum can help.

Thx!

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  1. HansV 462.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-07-21T20:43:03+00:00

    Click anywhere in the chart.

    On the Format tab of the ribbon, select Vertical (Value) Axis from the Chart Elements drop-down. Alternatively, click on the vertical axis.

    Click Format Selection below the Chart Elements drop-down.

    Expand Axis Option, then Axis Options.

    You can set the Major unit here. A smaller value provides more levels, a larger value produces fewer levels.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-21T22:07:51+00:00

    Ahh... I see. In order for the contours to be frozen, one must freeze the vertical axis. Weird... but makes sense in a Microsoft kind of way. Thx! This solved my problem.

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