If you build charts in MS Excel you may discover that some charts (especially ones that have positive and negative numbers) don’t look great as the axis labels overlap the data.
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As shown below, the April label overlaps the data for the first bill.
Stop Labels overlapping chart
There is a really quick fix for this.
As shown below:
- Right click on the Axis
- Choose the Format Axis option
- Open the Labels dropdown
- For label position change it to ‘Low’
The end result is you eliminate the labels overlapping the chart and it is easier to understand what you are seeing .
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