How to change X axis in an Excel chart?

For example you have created a chart as below screenshot shown. Now you need to change the X axis, how could you quickly handle it? This article will show you the easy way.

Change X axis in an Excel chart

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Change X axis in an Excel chart

Please follow below steps to change the X axis in an Excel chart.

1. Right click the chart whose X axis you will change, and click Select Data in the right-clicking menu. See screenshot:

2. In the Select Data Source dialog box, please click the Edit button in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels section. See screenshot:

3. In the Axis Labels dialog box, please change the axis by selecting a new cell range as you need in the Axis label range box, and click the OK button. See screenshot:

4. Click the OK button in the Select Data Source dialog box.

Now you will see the X axis labels are changed. See screenshot:

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