Sharing or Unsharing a Common External Axis

About Shared Axes

In a heterogeneous panel, the cells can share a common axis if the cells have the same axis type. In the graph shown here, the cells can share a common column axis because both cells in the column have the same data type (Date) for the X axis.

Plots with columns with the same axis type

When you share an X axis, you replace the X axes of all cells in the column with one external column axis. Similarly, when you share a Y axis, you replace the Y axes of all cells in the row with one external row axis.

Here is the result of creating a common column axis:

Note:

If the axes that you intend to make common have the same variable name, then the new common axis label uses that existing name. However, if the axes use different variable names, the axis label displays the text Type in your axis label.
A common axis implies a data union. If the data ranges of the individual axes are not the same, the common axis uses the union of the data from all axes to be shared as its data range. All the graphs are redrawn appropriately. For more information about data ranges, see About the Axis Data Range.

Share or Unshare a Common External Axis

To share or unshare a common axis:

To share an axis, right-click the axis that you want to share.
Select one of the following, depending on whether you selected an X or Y axis:
- Common Column Axis (X axis)
- Common Row Axis (Y axis)
A check mark appears next to the menu item that you select. The check mark indicates that the column or row axis has been shared and is now a common external axis.

Note: You can also make these selections in the Graph Properties dialog box.
To unshare a common axis that has been shared, right-click the axis and select the menu item with the check mark. The check mark disappears, indicating that the column or row axis is no longer shared.