How do you label the X axis values in Excel?

Table of Contents:

1. How do you label the X axis values in Excel?
2. How do you label X and Y axis on a graph?
3. What is the Y axis on a graph?
4. What is a Y axis label?

How do you label the X axis values in Excel?

On the Design tab, in the Data group, click Select Data. In the Select Data Source dialog box, under Horizontal (Categories) Axis Labels, click Edit. In the Axis label range box, do one of the following: Specify the worksheet range that you want to use as category axis labels.

How do you label X and Y axis on a graph?

To properly label a graph, you should identify which variable the x-axis and y-axis each represent. Don't forget to include units of measure (called scale) so readers can understand each quantity represented by those axes. Finally, add a title to the graph, usually in the form "y-axis variable vs. x-axis variable."

What is the Y axis on a graph?

A y-axis is the line on a graph that is drawn from bottom to top. ... This axis is parallel to which coordinates are measured. The numbers placed on the y-axis are called y-coordinates. Ordered pairs are written in parentheses, with the x-coordinate written first, followed by the y-coordinate: (x, y).

What is a Y axis label?

In a chart you create, axis labels are shown below the horizontal (category, or "X") axis, next to the vertical (value, or "Y") axis, and next to the depth axis (in a 3-D chart). Your chart uses text from its source data for these axis labels.