A 3-D chart, such as a 3-D column chart, will have a depth (series) axis that you can change. You can specify the interval between tick marks and axis labels, change their placement along the axis, and reverse the order in which the series are displayed.

  1. In a 3-D chart, click the depth (series) axis that you want to change, or do the following to select the axis from a list of chart elements:
    1. Click the chart.

      This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format tabs.

    2. On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click the arrow next to the Chart Elements box, and then click Depth (Series) Axis.

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  2. On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click Format Selection.
  3. Click Axis Options if it's not selected, and then do one or more of the following:

    Important The following scaling options are only available when a depth (series) axis is selected. Axis Options provides different options for a vertical (value) axis or a horizontal (category) axis.

    • To change the interval between tick marks, in the Interval between tick marks box, type the number that you want.

      Note The number that you type determines how many data series are displayed between the tick marks.

    • To change the interval between axis labels, under Interval between labels, click Specify interval unit, and then in the text box, type the number that you want.

      Tip Type 1 to display a label for every data series, 2 to display a label for every other data series, 3 to display a label for every third data series, and so on.

    • To reverse the order of series, select the Series in reverse order check box.

      Note This reverses the order of the data series that are displayed along the depth axis.

    • To change the placement of the axis tick marks and labels, select the option that you want in the Major tick mark type, Minor tick mark type, and Axis labels boxes.


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