Excel graph not showing some x value labels

Solution 1:

You’re misrepresenting the problem.  You say,

… my x-axis … looks like this: 50, 100, 150, ..., 450, 50, 100, 150, ..., 450, 50, 100, 150, ..., 450, …

… when in fact it looks like

50, 150, 250, 350, 450, 50, 150, 250, 350, 450, 50, 150, 250, 350, 450, …

It’s not skipping just 500; it’s skipping 100, 200, 300 and 400 also.  So it’s a good thing that you posted the image of the chart!  Here is a detail from your image:

Excerpt of OP's illustration

In other words, it’s skipping every other value.  It’s doing so because, at the scale and format you are using, there isn’t room to display all the labels.


I was able to (roughly) reproduce your chart:

My chart that looks sort-of like the OP’s chart

I found three ways to display all the X values (labels).

  1. Simply stretch the chart so there’s more room:

    My chart, but stretched (horizontally)

  2. Make the labels smaller.  Right-click on one of the labels (“50”, “150”, “250”, etc.), select “Font…”, and set the font size smaller.  The above two images use 9 pt. text (the default); this uses 6 pt.:

    My chart, but with labels using 6 pt. text

  3. Tell Excel to display all the labels.  Right-click on the X (horizontal) axis and select “Format Axis…”. A “Format Axis” panel will appear (on the right side of your window).  Click the fourth (last) icon, with hover-text “Axis Options”, if it isn’t already selected.  Scroll down to “LABELS” and expand it.  Change the “Interval between labels” to 1:

    “Format Axis” dialog

    Excel automatically turns the text vertical to make it fit:

    My chart, but forcing all the labels to appear