Chart Properties - X Axis Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Use the X Axis tab of the Chart Properties dialog box to define the appearance of the x-axis of the chart.
Options
- Title
Type a title to appear near the x-axis. Click the style button to edit the style of the text.
- Align
Select an option to indicate the position of the title.
- Left
Choose this option to align the title with the left side of the x-axis.
- Center
Choose this option to align the title with the center of the x-axis.
- Right
Choose this option to align the title with the right side of the x-axis.
- 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.
- Show labels
Choose this option to display labels on the axis. Click the style button to edit the style of the text.
- Format code
Type a Microsoft .NET Framework formatting code or an expression that evaluates to a .NET Framework formatting code. For information, see the .NET Framework SDK documentation.
- Numeric or time-scale values
Choose this option 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.
- Gridlines
Provides information about the gridlines to use in the chart.
- Show major
Choose this option to display major gridlines in the chart. Click the style 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.
- Show minor
Choose this option to display minor gridlines in the chart. Click the style 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.
- Side margins
Choose this option to use padding between the chart elements and the sides of the chart.
- Interlaced strips
Choose this option to display alternating light and dark areas between gridlines.
- Reversed
Choose this option 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 y-axis on the right side of the chart and categories from right to left.
- Logarithmic scale
Choose this option to indicate that the x-axis scale is logarithmic.
See Also
Concepts
Adding Charts to a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio)
ReportViewer Web Server and Windows Forms Controls