Excel Chart Changes X Axis Formatting

[TMLstan]

I am having trouble with the X Axis being formatted differently in two different charts using the same source data.

In the first chart, the X Axis presents exactly as it is formatted in the source data: 2010, 2011, 2012, etc.
In the second chart, the X Axis, while referencing the same source data, formats the X axis as 1,2,3,4...

When I select data for the axis in the second chart, it shows the horizontal axis labels exactly as the source data, exactly as i want them to appear. When i hit, OK and look at the chart, it shows 1,2,3,4...

I have ensured the source data is formatted as General number.

It is unclear why it works in one chart and not the other.

Any suggestions?

BTW, i would have pasted screenshots but don't know how to post them on here.

 

[TMLstan]

Never mind. I got it to work.

When i 'select data' for the axis, it was showing showing the correct horizontal axis values which was perplexing because the chart was not displaying these same axis values (they were formatted as a 'number' instead of a date. However, upon further review, that result was just for the first series of data in the 'select data'; when i scrolled down and selected the second series of data, it was showing the incorrect 'number' formatting for the horizontal axis which was producing the undesired result on the chart. When I changed the formatting of the horizontal axis values for the second and third series to date, it correctly changed the values on the chart.

Hope that makes sense. In any case, i am good.

I am having trouble with the X Axis being formatted differently in two different charts using the same source data.

In the first chart, the X Axis presents exactly as it is formatted in the source data: 2010, 2011, 2012, etc.
In the second chart, the X Axis, while referencing the same source data, formats the X axis as 1,2,3,4...

When I select data for the axis in the second chart, it shows the horizontal axis labels exactly as the source data, exactly as i want them to appear. When i hit, OK and look at the chart, it shows 1,2,3,4...

I have ensured the source data is formatted as General number.

It is unclear why it works in one chart and not the other.

Any suggestions?

BTW, i would have pasted screenshots but don't know how to post them on here.