Rotate a Chart in Excel & Google Sheets

Rotate a Chart in Excel

We’ll start with the below bar graph that shows the Items sold by Year.

1. Right click on X Axis
2. Select Format Axis

Change Angle of Label

1. Click on the Size and Properties Tab
2. Type in your Custom Angle. In this case, we’ll say 30°

And you’ll see the chart with rotated axis:

Rotate a Chart in Google Sheets

1. Double Click on X Axis
2. Under Slant Options, select which angle you would like to show the slant of the Axis