How to create a chart with date and time on X axis in Excel?
In Excel, we usually insert a chart to better describe the data. But in some cases, when you create a column/bar/line chart based on a series of date and time, the X axis of the chart may be shown as below screenshot. And in this article, I introduce the way for how to show the date and time on X axis correctly in the Chart.
Create a chart with date and time on X axis correctly
Create a chart with date and time on X axis correctly
To display the date and time correctly, you only need to change an option in the Format Axis dialog.
1. Right click at the X axis in the chart, and select Format Axis from the context menu. See screenshot:
2. Then in the Format Axis pane or Format Axis dialog, under Axis Options tab, check Text axis option in the Axis Type section. See screenshot:
If you use the excel version later than 2010, you can see a Format Axis pane pops out, and check Text axis option under Axis Type in the Axis Options group.
3. Click Close or go back to the chart, then then date and time data has been correctly display in the X axis. See screenshot:
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