Axis Element (Microsoft Excel)

Contains the formatting properties of an axis, which is a visual representation of a scaling.

Contained In

PlotArea

Subelements

Alignment, AxisID, BaseUnit, CrossesAt, CrossingAxis, Delete, DisplayUnits, Font, LabelOffset, Line, MajorGridlines, MajorTick, MajorUnit, MajorUnitType, MinorGridlines, MinorTick, MinorUnit, MinorUnitType, Name, Number, Placement, ScaleID, TickLabelPosition, TickLabelSkip, TickMarkSkip, Title, Type

Remarks

The AxisID, Placement, ScaleID, and Type subelements are required, but all other subelements are optional. The CrossingID subelement is required if the axis crosses another one. If the Axis element is not specified, the chart is displayed without axes.

The Scaling element specifies the axis scale. To associate a scale with an axis, the identification number for the Scaling element defining the axis scale is contained in the ScaleID subelement of the Axis element.

Example

See the example in the WebChart element topic.