About Axis Properties

You can modify the properties of your axes as follows:
  • specify general display attributes, such as whether to display a grid and tick marks
  • change the text for axis labels
  • change the font properties for labels and axis values
  • choose the axis type, such as discrete, linear, or logarithmic
  • customize the range of values that are displayed on the axis
  • specify the tick sequence for a linear axis
  • reverse the axis
  • in multi-cell graphs, set a uniform scale on the axis for rows, columns, or both
Note: In some cases, these properties are dimmed. For example, some plots require a particular type of axis, and the axis type cannot be changed for those plots. In addition, you cannot reverse a common axis.
For multi-cell graphs, you can also specify whether to use a common row or column axis. For more information, see Sharing or Unsharing a Common External Axis.