The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
- Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
- Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
SYMPTOMS
In the versions of Microsoft Excel mentioned above, if you create a column
chart with column titles along the x axis, Microsoft Excel may print only
every other title if the title is too long to fit under the column or
columns. Column labels may or may not wrap on the screen and may or may not
wrap when you view them in print preview or when you print them.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following workarounds:
- Resize the chart on the chart sheet. When you resize the chart to
certain sizes, Microsoft Excel will wrap some text labels. Sometimes the
text will wrap such that all labels are displayed. When you view the
chart in print preview, it will have results independent of the screen
results.
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- On the chart, format the x-axis data labels in a smaller point size,
making the labels small enough to fit under the data columns. This
workaround is useful in cases where one or two labels are only slightly
too long for the available space.
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- Place blank columns on either side of the data in the worksheet and
include those columns in the chart data as the first and third data
series. This will result in thinner data columns and excess items in
chart legends, but the data labels will now wrap under the data columns.
To adjust columns that are too thin: select the column series, and
click Column Group on the Format menu. Click the Options tab, and then
adjust the Gap Width option to the width you want.
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- Insert line break characters (press ALT+ENTER or COMMAND+ENTER on a
Macintosh computer) to force the data labels on the worksheet to be
wrapped. These line break characters will be carried through to the
chart.
MORE INFORMATION
When you print a chart or view it in print preview, there is no way to
force automatic line wrapping (even if you've formatted the lines in the
worksheet with the Wrap Text option). Not having the "text wrap" feature
can be a problem when each data group has a unique name and no obvious
pattern.
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