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How to display text labels in the X-axis of scatter chart in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-08-30

Have you ever encountered a problem that the text labels cannot be shown correctly on the X-axis of a scatter chart as below screenshot shown? In this article, I introduce an around-way for solving this problem.
display text in Xaxis of scatter chart

Display text labels in X-axis of scatter chart

Display text labels in X-axis of scatter chart

Actually, there is no way that can display text labels in the X-axis of scatter chart in Excel, but we can create a line chart and make it look like a scatter chart.

1. Select the data you use, and click Insert > Insert Line & Area Chart > Line with Markers to select a line chart. See screenshot:
click Line with Markers to insert a line chart

2. Then right click on the line in the chart to select Format Data Series from the context menu. See screenshot:
select Format Data Series from the context menu

3. In the Format Data Series pane, under Fill & Line tab, click Line to display the Line section, then check No line option. See screenshot:
click Line to display the Line section in Excel 2013

If you are in Excel 2010 or 2007, check No line in the Line Color section.
check No line in the Line Color section in Excel 2010

Then only the markers are displayed in the chart which look like a scatter chart.
the markers are displayed in the chart

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