Bar Chart Properties – Value Axis


One value axis with a single scale

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Option

Description

Columns

Specifies the column or hierarchy to be displayed on the value axis.

Settings...

[Not available in this visualization.]

One axis with a single scale

Use this option if you want to show the values from a single column on the value axis, or if you have multiple columns that can be presented using the same scale.

Multiple scales

Use this option to show two value axes (left and right) with two or more different scales. For example, use it if you want to display two columns of very different magnitudes in the same visualization.

Range

 

   Min

Determines the lower value of the axis range. Leave the field blank to automatically adjust the range to the currently lowest value in the filtered data.

   Max

Determines the upper value of the axis range. Leave the field blank to automatically adjust the range to the currently highest value in the filtered data.

   Set to Current Range

Allows you to set the axis range to the currently filtered values.

   Include origin

Available for continuous axes only. Always includes the coordinates (0, 0) in the visualization, regardless of filtering.

   Show zoom slider

Shows a zoom slider that you can manually manipulate to view only the interesting segments of the bar chart.

Show gridlines

Specifies whether or not gridlines should be visible.

Comment: This refers to vertical gridlines in a horizontal bar chart, and horizontal gridlines in a vertical bar chart.

Scale labels

 

   Show labels

Specifies whether or not scale labels should be visible.

      Horizontally

Shows scale labels horizontally.

      Vertically

Shows scale labels vertically.

      Max number of labels

Select the check box to specify a maximum number of scale labels to be shown. Limiting the number of labels can improve readability on axis scales with many values.

Scale

 

   Reverse scale

Reverses the current sort order on the scale.

Multiple scales

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Option

Description

Columns

Specifies the column or hierarchy to be displayed on the value axis.

Settings...

[Not available in this visualization.]

One axis with a single scale

Use this option if you want to show the values from a single column on the value axis, or if you have multiple columns that can be presented using the same scale.

Multiple scales

Use this option to show two value axes (left and right) with two or more different scales. For example, use it if you want to display two columns of very different magnitudes in the same visualization.

Individual scaling

 

   For each color

Use this option to display one scale for each category used to color the markers by. For example, if you put two different columns on the value axis (for example, Oil Production and BNP), you can use the "(Column Names)" option to color by and click this radio button to display one scale for Oil Production and one for BNP.

Do not use this option if you need to color by a large number of different categories.

Note that you should apply true categorical coloring before using this option. If you use a continuous column on the color axis, you may end up with a different result than the expected. This applies even if the continuous color mode looks "categorical" at first sight.

   For each trellis panel

Use this option to display one scale for each trellis panel.

Zoom

 

   Show zoom slider

Shows a zoom slider that you can manually manipulate to view only the interesting segments of the bar chart.

   Show gridlines

Specifies whether or not gridlines should be visible.

Comment: This refers to vertical gridlines in a horizontal bar chart, and horizontal gridlines in a vertical bar chart.

Scale labels

 

   Show labels

Specifies whether or not scale labels should be visible.

      Horizontally

Shows scale labels horizontally.

Note: Only available for individual scaling for each trellis panel.

      Vertically

Shows scale labels vertically.

Note: Only available for individual scaling for each trellis panel.

      Max number of labels

Select the check box to specify a maximum number of scale labels to be shown. Limiting the number of labels can improve readability on axis scales with many values.

Individual scale settings

 

[Drop-down list]

Select the scale for which you wish to change the settings. Select All scales to change settings for all scales simultaneously.

Scale Range...

Opens the Scale Range dialog where you can specify the range of the selected scale, and also determine whether or not to include the origin (0,0).

Position

Specifies which side of the visualization the scales should be positioned. The available alternatives vary depending on whether the bars are displayed vertically or horizontally.

   Left value axis

Select this option to place the selected scale on the left-hand side of the visualization in a vertical bar chart.

   Right value axis

Select this option to place the selected scale on the right-hand side of the visualization in a vertical bar chart.

   Bottom value axis

Select this option to place the selected scale at the bottom of the visualization in a horizontal bar chart.

   Top value axis

Select this option to place the selected scale on top of the visualization in a horizontal bar chart.

Reverse scale

Reverses the current sort order on the scale.

See also:

Bar Chart Properties

How to Use the Bar Chart

What is a Bar Chart?