I figured it out myself. Under "Chart Options" on the Axis tab under the
"Category (X) Axis" you mark "Category". Sorry to bother the forum!

cs_weirdo Wrote:
> I am creating a line graph where I want to identify each point on the
> graph by a date (i.e. the source of the x-axis is to a column full of
> dates). When I do this, excel puts the dates on a scale, so a lot of my
> data is bunched up in the center of the graph.
>
> Is there any way to format the dates as text for use in the graph
> without the text version of the dates being the unreadable number
> format?
>
> Or, is there any way to stop excel from putting my dates on a scale?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Eleanor


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