# Axis Collection Editor

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The **Axis Collection Editor** is used for modifying the properties for the X, Y, or Y2 axes in C1Chart. For more information on the Axes properties see, [Axes](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes).

### To Access the Axis Collection Editor

1.  Right-click the **C1Chart** control and select Properties from its context menu.
2.  In the **Properties** window, expand the **ChartArea** node, then click on the **ellipsis** button next to the **Axes** property.<br />The **Axis Collection Editor** appears.<br />![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/axiscollectioneditor.png)

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Properties available in the Axis Collection Editor

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The following properties are available for the user in the **Axis Collection Editor** at design time or they can be used in the Axis class at run time:

**Misc Properties of the Axis Collection Editor**:

| **Members** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| [Alignment](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Alignment.html) | Gets or sets the text alignment within the axis display. Inherits from the ChartArea. |
| [AnnoFormat](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AnnoFormat.html) | Gets or sets the annotation format. |
| [AnnoFormatString](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AnnoFormatString.html) | Gets or sets the annotation format string used with manual formats. |
| [AnnoMethod](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AnnoMethod.html) | Gets or sets the method of annotation. |
| [AnnotationRotation](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AnnotationRotation.html) | Gets or sets the clockwise angle of rotation for the axis annotations. |
| [AutoMajor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AutoMajor.html) | Gets or sets whether major tickmark values are calculated automatically. |
| [AutoMax](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AutoMax.html) | Gets or sets whether the axis maximum value is calculated automatically. |
| [AutoMin](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AutoMin.html) | Gets or sets whether the axis minimum value is calculated automatically. |
| [AutoMinor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AutoMinor.html) | Gets or sets whether minor tickmark values are calculated automatically. |
| [AutoOrigin](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.AutoOrigin.html) | Gets or sets whether the axis origin is calculated automatically. |
| [Compass](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Compass.html) | Gets or sets the general positioning of the axis. X may be set to North/South, Y and Y2 may be set to East/West. |
| [Font](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Font.html) | Gets or sets the outline width of the data point symbol. |
| [ForeColor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.ForeColor.html) | Gets or sets the forecolor. Inherits from the ChartArea. |
| [GridMajor.AutoSpace](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.AutoSpace.html) | Gets or sets the automatic gridline spacing calculation. |
| [GridMajor.Color](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Color.html) | Gets or sets the color of the line. |
| [GridMajor.Pattern](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Pattern.html) | Gets or sets the pattern of the line. |
| [GridMajor.Spacing](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Spacing.html) | Gets or sets the gridline spacing in data coordinate units. |
| [GridMajor.Thickness](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Thickness.html) | Gets or sets the thickness of the line. |
| [GridMinor.AutoSpace](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.AutoSpace.html) | Gets or sets automatic gridline spacing calculation. |
| [GridMinor.Color](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Color.html) | Gets or sets the color of the line. |
| [GridMinor.Pattern](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Pattern.html) | Gets or sets the pattern of the line. |
| [GridMinor.Spacing](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Spacing.html) | Gets or sets gridline spacing in data coordinate units. |
| [GridMinor.Thickness](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Thickness.html) | Gets or sets the thickness of the line. |
| [GridMinor.Visible](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Visible.html) | Gets or sets the gridline visibility. |
| [IsLogarithmic](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.IsLogarithmic.html) | Gets or sets whether the axis is logarithmic. |
| [LogarithmicBase](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.LogarithmicBase.html) | Gets or sets the base of the logarithmic scale used. Les than or equal to 1 specifies natural logs. |
| [Max](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Max.html) | Gets or sets the maximum value of the axis. |
| [Min](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Min.html) | Gets or sets the minimum value of the axis. |
| [Name](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Name.html) | Gets the axis name (X, Y or Y2) |
| [NoAnnoOverlap](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.NoAnnoOverlap.html) | Gets or sets whether axis annotations are permitted to overlap. |
| [OnTop](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.OnTop.html) | Gets or sets whether axis and gridlines appear on top of the chart image. |
| [Origin](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Origin.html) | Gets or sets the axis origin. |
| [Reversed](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Reversed.html) | Gets or sets whether the axis is normal or reversed (ascending or descending). |
| [Rotation](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Rotation.html) | Gets or sets the rotational orientation of the textual caption of the axis. |
| [ScrollBar](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.ScrollBar.html) | Gets the axis scroll bar. |
| [ScrollBar.Alignment](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Alignment.html) | Gets or sets the alignment of the scroll bar relative to the plot area. |
| [ScrollBar.Anchored](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Anchored.html) | Indicates whether or not axis scrollbars should be fixed to the PlotArea boundary or move with the axis origin. |
| [ScrollBar.Appearance](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Appearance.html) | Gets or sets the appearance of the scroll bar. |
| [ScrollBar.Buttons](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Buttons.html) | Gets or sets the buttons of the scroll bar. |
| [ScrollBar.Max](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Max.html) | Gets or sets the maximum value of the scroll bar position. |
| [ScrollBar.Min](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Min.html) | Gets or sets the minimum value of the scroll bar position. |
| [ScrollBar.Scale](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Scale.html) | Gets or sets the scale of the scroll bar. |
| [ScrollBar.ScaleMenu](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.ScaleMenu.html) | Gets or sets the custom context menu that will be shown when the user clicks on the scale button. |
| [ScrollBar.ScaleMenuItems](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.ScaleMenuItems.html) | Gets the collection of scale menu items. |
| [ScrollBar.ScrollKeys](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.ScrollKeys.html) | Gets or sets the keys that the scroll bar responds to. |
| [ScrollBar.Size](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Size.html) | Gets or sets the size of the scroll bar. |
| [ScrollBar.Step](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Step.html) | Gets or sets the step of the scroll bar position changing. |
| [ScrollBar.Value](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Value.html) | Gets or sets a value that represents the current relative position of the scroll box on the scroll bar. |
| [ScrollBar.Visible](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.AxisScrollBar.Visible.html) | Gets or sets the scroll bar visibility. |
| [Text](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Text.html) | Gets or sets the textual caption of the axis. |
| [Thickness](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Thickness.html) | Gets or sets the thickness of the axis in pixels. |
| [TickFactorMajor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TickFactorMajor.html) | Gets or sets an integral factor for major tick mark length. |
| [TickFactorMinor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TickFactorMinor.html) | Gets or sets an integral factor for minor tick mark length. |
| [TickGauge](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TickGauge.html) | Gets or sets the approximate number of intervals delineated by gauge marks between major tick marks. |
| [TickLabels](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TickLabels.html) | Gets or sets the placement of the annotation labels relative to the axis. (currently not implemented) |
| [TickMajor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TickMajor.html) | Gets or sets the type of major tickmark. |
| [TickMinor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TickMinor.html) | Gets or sets the type of minor tickmark. |
| [TooltipText](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.TooltipText.html) | Gets or sets the tooltip text. |
| [UnitMajor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.UnitMajor.html) | Gets or sets the units between major tick marks. Setting this value turns off AutoMajor. |
| [UnitMinor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.UnitMinor.html) | Gets or sets the units between minor tick marks. Setting this value turns off AutoMinor. |
| [ValueLabels](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.ValueLabels.html) | Gets the ValueLabels collection for this axis. |
| [VerticalText](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.VerticalText.html) | Gets or sets whether the label text is displayed vertically. |
| [Visible](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGridStyle.Visible.html) | Gets or sets the Axis visibility. |

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## See Also

[ChartDataSeries Collection Editor](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/designtimesupport/c1chartcollectionedi/chartdataseriescolle)