Excel 2013 horizontal secondary axis [closed]

Question

I have made a scatter plot and I want to have a secondary axis for the x-axis. It used to be easy to do in 2010, but I have no idea where Microsoft put this option in the 2013 version of Excel.

Answer 1

You should follow the guidelines on Add a secondary horizontal axis:

Add a secondary horizontal axis

To complete this procedure, you must have a chart that displays a secondary vertical axis. To add a secondary vertical axis, see Add a secondary vertical axis.

1. Click a chart that displays a secondary vertical axis. This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format tabs.

2. On the Layout tab, in the Axes group, click Axes.

   

3. Click Secondary Horizontal Axis, and then click the display option that you want.

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Add a secondary vertical axis

You can plot data on a secondary vertical axis one data series at a time. To plot more than one data series on the secondary vertical axis, repeat this procedure for each data series that you want to display on the secondary vertical axis.

1. In a chart, click the data series that you want to plot on a secondary vertical axis, or do the following to select the data series from a list of chart elements:

   • Click the chart.

     This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format tabs.

   • On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click the arrow in the Chart Elements box, and then click the data series that you want to plot along a secondary vertical axis.

     

2. On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click Format Selection. The Format Data Series dialog box is displayed.

   Note: If a different dialog box is displayed, repeat step 1 and make sure that you select a data series in the chart.

3. On the Series Options tab, under Plot Series On, click Secondary Axis and then click Close.

   A secondary vertical axis is displayed in the chart.

4. To change the display of the secondary vertical axis, do the following:

   • On the Layout tab, in the Axes group, click Axes.

   • Click Secondary Vertical Axis, and then click the display option that you want.

5. To change the axis options of the secondary vertical axis, do the following:

   • Right-click the secondary vertical axis, and then click Format Axis.

   • Under Axis Options, select the options that you want to use.