Secondary axis
Put a series with small numbers, like a percent, on its own axis on the right so two different kinds of numbers share one chart.
In this lesson
- A secondary axis is a second vertical axis, on the right, with its own numbers.
- Use one when the two series are different kinds of numbers, such as dollars and percents.
- Tell readers which series uses which axis, for example in the chart title.
Try a free lesson first
Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
Do the free lesson on your computer.
Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.
On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/GX5R
This lesson is in the full Excel course
US$149 once
Tax included. New lessons are added as they're written.
Get the full course, US$14930-day money-back guarantee if you've opened fewer than 10 paid lessons.
- All 217 Excel lessons open today, and every new one as it's written.
- The Roadmap, Skills and all eight paths.
- A cheat sheet for every lesson you finish.
Where it sits in Charts
- Pick the right chart10 min
- Charts that update automatically10 min
- Combo chart: columns plus a line9 min
- Secondary axisThis lesson10 min
- Scatter plot with a trendline9 min
- Histogram10 min
The steps
11 steps: 3 explanations, 4 Do this, 4 questions, then Your turn.
Try a free lesson first
Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
Do the free lesson on your computer.
Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.
On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/GX5R