The Axis title is the heading that you want to give to the X-axis.



The table given below describes different fields present on Axis Title formatting in X-axis.

Field

Description

Remark

Text

It allows you to give a suitable title to the axis.

  • Axis title represents the variable plotted on that axis.
  • You can add text in the text box.
  • You can also change the text font, its size, and color.
  • You can make the text bold, italic, and underline it.

Orientation

It allows you to select the orientation in which you want to see the axis title.

You can arrange the axis title in any of the following orientations

  • Horizontal (Default)
  • Vertical
  • Diagonal


To use Axis Title formatting options, first plot a Column Chart using the dimensions and measures from the dataset. For example, we plot a Column Chart of the Count of Cards by Gender and Ethnicity. The Ethnicity of the sample is the Legend dimension.

The figure given below shows an original image of the Column Chart. By default, the name of the variable in the dataset is the axis title. In our example, Gender is the axis title.



Now, change the

  • axis title by typing the text in the provided textbox
  • Font type, font size, and font color
  • Make the axis title bold, italic, and underlined
  • Change the orientation of the axis title as you want it to appear on the canvas.

The resultant widget is shown below.



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