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XL2000: Chart Titles with Multiple Lines Display Only One Line

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This article was previously published under Q199542

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Symptoms

When you create a chart and add either a chart title or an axis title that contains multiple lines of text, only one line appears.

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Cause

This problem may occur when you rotate the text in the titles on a chart.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, do not rotate the chart titles when they contain multiple lines. To change the format of the title so it is not rotated, follow these steps:
1.Select the title.
2.On the Format menu, click Selected Chart Title or Selected Axis Title, depending on the type of title selected.
3.Click the Alignment tab.
4.Under Orientation, set Degrees to 0.
5.Click OK.
The title will no longer be rotated, but you will be able to view multiple lines of text.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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References

For more information about charts, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type chart formatting in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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Keywords: KB199542, kbpending, kbchart, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 199542
Revision : 3
Created on : 10/7/2003
Published on : 10/7/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 279