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How do I resize the axis label area and make the long labels wrap?



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  • After selecting the chart, try selecting the area in question.
    – cybernetic.nomad
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  • I ended removing the axis label to put the category name in the data label instead.
    – user823527
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  • does inserting Alt+Enter in the source text box help?
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How do I resize the axis label area and make the long labels wrap?



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The textbox formatting options are grayed out.



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  • After selecting the chart, try selecting the area in question.
    – cybernetic.nomad
    Dec 8 at 12:06










  • I ended removing the axis label to put the category name in the data label instead.
    – user823527
    Dec 8 at 22:22










  • does inserting Alt+Enter in the source text box help?
    – p._phidot_
    Dec 11 at 12:15













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How do I resize the axis label area and make the long labels wrap?



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How do I resize the axis label area and make the long labels wrap?



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  • After selecting the chart, try selecting the area in question.
    – cybernetic.nomad
    Dec 8 at 12:06










  • I ended removing the axis label to put the category name in the data label instead.
    – user823527
    Dec 8 at 22:22










  • does inserting Alt+Enter in the source text box help?
    – p._phidot_
    Dec 11 at 12:15


















  • After selecting the chart, try selecting the area in question.
    – cybernetic.nomad
    Dec 8 at 12:06










  • I ended removing the axis label to put the category name in the data label instead.
    – user823527
    Dec 8 at 22:22










  • does inserting Alt+Enter in the source text box help?
    – p._phidot_
    Dec 11 at 12:15
















After selecting the chart, try selecting the area in question.
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 8 at 12:06




After selecting the chart, try selecting the area in question.
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 8 at 12:06












I ended removing the axis label to put the category name in the data label instead.
– user823527
Dec 8 at 22:22




I ended removing the axis label to put the category name in the data label instead.
– user823527
Dec 8 at 22:22












does inserting Alt+Enter in the source text box help?
– p._phidot_
Dec 11 at 12:15




does inserting Alt+Enter in the source text box help?
– p._phidot_
Dec 11 at 12:15















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