# X-axis customizations ## 1. Label customizations #### 1.1. X-axis position You can change the position of the x-axis. It can be positioned at the top or the bottom.

In trellis mode, you have additional options like Frozen bottom row/Frozen top row/ First chart only/ Bottom row/ Top row, etc. A few pre-conditions need to be met to enable the x-axis position option in trellis mode: * Axis sorting should be set to native * TopN ranking should not be applied

#### 1.2. X-axis label orientation You can choose between various orientations for x-axis labels.

#### 1.3. Suppress null categories You can choose to show or hide categories that contain null values. Notice how the Depreciation account is plotted only when null values are unsuppressed. [Learn more about null handling in Analytics+](https://docs.inforiver.com/analytics+/working-with-analytics+/3.8.-display-settings-for-charts/charts-number-settings#id-8.-null).

#### 1.4. Adjust font size You can increase or decrease the font size of the labels.

#### 1.5. Font color and style You can display the labels in bold or italics. You can also change the color.

#### 1.6. Open x-axis settings panel Click on the gear icon to open the x-axis settings window to apply detailed customizations.

#### 1.7. Show or hide x-axis labels You can choose to show or hide the x-axis labels. To display the x-axis labels again after hiding them, click on the undo link. You can enable x-axis labels by navigating to Settings > Axis > X-axis > Label. Change the *Label* from 'Hidden' to a display type of your choice.

#### 1.8. Category grouping You can enable or disable category grouping. [Learn more about category grouping.](https://docs.inforiver.com/analytics+/working-with-analytics+/3.8.-display-settings-for-charts/charts-axis-settings#id-1.5.-category-grouping)

#### 1.9. Axis type When you have a time series axis dimension, you can switch between continuous and categorical axes from the on-object interaction menu. {% hint style="info" %} Category grouping needs to be disabled to change the axis type. {% endhint %}

#### 1.10. Sorting Sort the X-axis categories in ascending or descending order.

## 2. Title customizations #### 2.1. Font customizations You can change the font color, size, and style of the x-axis title.

#### 2.2. Title settings From the title settings window, you can apply the customizations listed below: * Font style: set bold/italics and a custom color * Set a custom size in pixels * Assign the font family * Set a custom x-axis title - you can assign a title that is different from the dimension name in the dataset. {% hint style="info" %} Click on the gear icon to open the x-axis settings side panel {% endhint %}

#### 2.3. Show/Hide title You can choose to show or hide the x-axis title. To display the x-axis title again after hiding it, click on the undo link. You can enable the x-axis title by navigating to Settings > Axis > X-axis > Show title. Enable the toggle to display the title.