Naming Basics Best practice recommendations are to create a chart placing independent variables on the horizontal, x-axis and dependent variables on the vertical, y-axis.

How to Have Three Secondary Axes on Excel 2007. Excel 2007's secondary axis feature enables you to view two different data series with two distinct scales, all on the same chart. Use this feature ...

If you have uneven distribution of data in your Excel chart, here is a better way to change the automatic axis settings.

Learn how to read axes and plot graph coordinates on a graph with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For KS3 students between the ages of 11 and 14.