# X & Y Axis Properties

## X & Y Axis Properties

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*Check out the given walk-through on how to modify the X and Y Axis based on their properties on the Designer charts.*
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The user can modify the default display of the X and Y Axis and the Axis title description by using the given properties.

Default X Axis Properties

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FMNoEEfoy4zjl9vtiitpu%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=f9ef7b2f-3cb5-4f09-a66f-1265b46c741b)

Modified X Axis Properties

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2F5VIhfktHW5HBUv592dq6%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=ba337ad2-485a-4f8a-8df2-df4a08c3a713)

Default Y Axis Properties

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FJ24s8LpJESXeokscFVka%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=681ab0b7-705f-47a7-a046-6bd5250e1170)

Modified Y Axis Properties

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FXsPRuxnS7mIe3XUR43VN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=76eebd69-91be-4645-aefb-527c3e7f8b96)

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*<mark style="color:green;">Pre-requisite:</mark> To get data preview of any chart it is required to associate a data connection with the selected/ dragged charting component. To know how to create a Data Connection refer the* [***Establishing a Data Connection***](https://docs.bdb.ai/7.6/data-visualization/governed-dashboards/connecting-to-a-data-source/establishing-a-data-connection) *section.*
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Data preview with the modified X & Y Axis for a Bar chart

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FruH3Az4jLqwfqmrwjruz%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a1b9f115-9bcb-4222-923f-e7f9ac6e1efc)​