Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 1, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you use an Excel chart type that uses axes, you may have noticed the presence of "tick marks" on one or all of the axes. Tick marks are used to indicate a major or minor demarcation along an axis. For instance, if you have an axis that ranges from 0 to 1000, there may be major tick marks at every 100 in the range, and minor tick marks at every 50.
Excel normally sets up the tick marks for you, but you can change the way they appear by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Scale tab of the Format Axis dialog box.
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