How to rotate x-axis labels on Chart 1

[fishchi]

In Crystal 8, I have created a "Line Chart with markers at data points". On the x-axis, I display a date field (ex: 07/31/2010) and it is displaying at 45 degrees. How do I make it display horizontally?

In Design mode, I click on the x-axis date field in the chart, then right-click on it, and when I click on "Chart Options", nothing happens and it just goes back to the chart. I'm guessing the rotation formatting may be in "Chart Options", but can't even get it to display. If it makes a difference, this date field is a derived formula via cdate({Command.SNAPSHOT_DATE}). This date field is originally a string, so had to convert it to date format.

 

[lbass]

Just a guess as I don't have 8.5 loaded anymore: In preview mode, click on Chart Options->Selected Item->Rotate text: None. Or maybe its in the Chart Analyzer.

-LB

 

[fishchi]

Hi lbass,

the problem I'm having is that when I click on "Chart Option", nothing happens. I've worked around the problem by creating a new formula for the date field in question and used that as the data for x-axis. Oddly that makes it display horizontally instead of the 45 degrees with the original table field. I think this is a bug.

Thanks anyway for your reply.

fishchi