Graph Axis Components

The following table lists the components that represent or provide information about the axes of a graph.

Component

Description

Graph Types

O1Axis

Ordinal axis, or group axis, which has groups along it; normally the horizontal axis, but the vertical axis in horizontally oriented graphs; when horizontal and populated with time data, the O1Axis is a time axis.

Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, radar, 3-D, and stock graphs

O1MajorTick

Tick marks that separate the groups along the ordinal axis

Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, radar, 3-D, and stock graphs

O1TickLabel

Label that identifies the groups that appear along the ordinal axis; normally has dimension member names, such as Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, and so on

Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, radar, 3-D, and stock graphs

O1Title

A title for the ordinal axis; normally identifies the dimension of the group axis, such as Product

Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, 3-D, and stock graphs

X1Axis

X-axis, which is a horizontal value axis; has regular intervals of numbers instead of group labels

Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs

X1MajorTick

Tick marks that show the values along the X-axis

Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs

X1TickLabel

Text that identifies the values that the tick marks represent; normally numbers such as 5, 10, 15, and so on

Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs

X1Title

A title that identifies the measure or dimension member that the X-axis represents, such as Sales

Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs

X1ReferenceLine

A line along the axis that identifies a value of interest

Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs

XPanelGrid

Tick labels for the right ordinal axis on a 3-D graph

3-D graphs

Y1Axis

Primary Y-axis, which is normally the vertical value axis along the left side of the plot area; has regular intervals of numbers

All graph types except pie graphs

Y1MajorTick

Tick marks that show the values along the Y1-axis

All graph types except pie graphs

Y1TickLabel

Text that identifies the values that the tick marks represent; normally numbers such as 5, 10, 15, and so on

All graph types except pie graphs

Y1Title

A title that identifies the measure that the Y1-axis represents, such as Sales

All graph types except pie graphs

Y1ZeroLine

A special line that shows where zero is along the Y1-axis

Bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs; the data must include negative values

Y1BaseLine

A line from which bars and areas originate; bars or areas for values below the base line value appear below the baseline

Clustered bar, absolute area, and combination graphs

Y1ReferenceLine

A line along the axis that identifies a value of interest

All graph types except pie graphs and 3-D graphs

Y3DMarkerGrid

Tick marks on a 3-D marker

3-D

YPanelGrid

Tick marks for the walls on a 3-D graph

3-D

Y2Axis

Secondary Y-axis, normally the vertical value axis along the right side of the plot area; has regular intervals of numbers

Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y)

Y2MajorTick

Tick marks that show the values along the Y2-axis

Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y)

Y2TickLabel

Text that identifies the values that the tick marks represent; normally numbers such as 5, 10, 15, and so on

Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y)

Y2Title

A title that identifies the measure that the Y2-axis represents, such as Units

Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y)

Y2ZeroLine

A special line that shows where zero is along the Y2-axis

Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, and combination graphs; scatter, bubble; some data must be negative)

Y2BaseLine

A line from which bars and areas originate; bars or areas for values below the base line value appear below the baseline

Dual-Y clustered bar, absolute area, and combination graphs

Y2ReferenceLine

A line along the axis that identifies a value of interest

Dual-Y bar, line, area, combinaton, scatter, and bubble graphs, and pareto graphs

ZPanelGrid

Tick marks for the left ordinal axis of a 3-D graph

3-D

ZTickLabel

Text that identifies the series in a 3-D graph

3-D

ZTitle

A title that identifies the dimension of the left ordinal axis on a 3-D graph

3-D

Data Axes in Graphs
Ordinal Axis in Graphs
Time Axis in Graphs