The Category Axis tab configures the X axis of the graph. The X axis has two labels: Title, which is the name of the X axis and Label, which are the values shown along the X axis. To configure the labels, select the one you want to edit from the drop-down list at the top of the tab. The fields for configuring the appearance of the labels are the same as found on the General tab.
The lower portion of the tab is only displayed if the X axis shows numeric values. (This means that for graph reports, which always show non-numeric values, the lower portion of the tab is not displayed.) This section of the tab provides three choices for configuring the displayed values along the X axis:
- Automatic: The system determines the starting and ending values for the X axis as well as the major divisions of the X axis between these values. Minor, unlabeled tick marks are not displayed with this selection.
- Custom 1: You specify the starting (Lower Limit) and ending (Upper Limit) values for the axis. You also set the intervals at which the major and minor tick marks will be shown. Only major tick marks are labeled.
- Custom 2: You specify the minimum interval between the major tick marks, and the system uses this information to divide the axis for the data range to be shown by the axis.
