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# Axis Formatting

You can configure how to show the axis from the Axis Formatting dialog. You can access the dialog from the "Axis Formatting" menu.

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Currently, the Axis Formatting is available only if you assign a Date or POSIXct column to the axis.

## Date Format

You can choose the date format that you want for the axis label from the list.

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