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# Format chart axis position

> Format Sigma chart axis position to move y-axes or add second axes and build dual-axis charts that compare multiple series.

You can change the position of the y-axis on a chart or add a second y-axis. For horizontal charts, you can add a second x-axis or change the position of the x-axis instead. This allows you to create dual-axis charts and charts with a single shared axis in order to customize how you display data from two different series on the same chart.

Formatting the chart axis is available for the following visualization types:

* [Bar charts](/docs/build-a-bar-chart)
* [Box and whisker charts](/docs/box-and-whisker-charts)
* [Combo charts](/docs/combo-charts)
* [Line charts](/docs/build-a-line-chart)
* [Scatter plots](/docs/build-a-scatter-plot)
* [Waterfall charts](/docs/build-a-waterfall-chart)

## User requirements

* To use this feature, you must have **Can edit** or **Can explore** [access](/docs/folder-and-document-permissions) to the individual workbook.
* You must be in a draft, custom view, or saved view of the workbook.

## Change the position of the chart axis

After adding at least one column to the y-axis (for vertical charts) or the x-axis (for horizontal charts), you can change the position of the axis.

1. Select the desired chart on the page canvas and ensure **Properties** is selected on the editor panel.
2. In the editor panel, hover over the desired y-axis or x-axis column name and click the down arrow (<img src="https://sigma-docs-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icons/caret.svg" alt="" />) to open the column menu.
3. In the column menu, hover over **Axis** and select **Left** or **Right**.

   ![Column menu open for y-axis column, Sum of Dock Count, with the cursor over the path of Axis > Right, about to choose the position of the Y-axis and switch it from the left side of the chart to the right.](https://files.buildwithfern.com/sigma.docs.buildwithfern.com/b524adec7634a1f5ff0d6dee5394f465f8f1105bfeb51ad054ea5635855f095d/assets/docs-images/ad70608221f42653d66ee761d97a8d1f9cae704ebd65f772b66386c49f8bd3d5-format-axis_right_1.png)

   The chart updates with the axis in the new position.

   ![Vertical bar chart with a y-axis on the right side of the chart.](https://files.buildwithfern.com/sigma.docs.buildwithfern.com/60f83146f79470c6681374694e128520d1a5d3fab506b96c59977291a13dd856/assets/docs-images/dc900690638162d5e9a4f5fe95786596851e913ae9bc0864668b7c5d4a0cf33d-axisformatting_4.png)

## Add a second chart axis

For charts that visualize at least two columns on the y-axis (for vertical charts) or the x-axis (for horizontal charts), you can add a second chart axis.

1. Select the desired chart on the workbook page and ensure **Properties** is selected in the editor panel.
2. In the editor panel, hover over the desired y-axis or x-axis column name, then click the down arrow (<img src="https://sigma-docs-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icons/caret.svg" alt="" />) to open the column menu.
3. In the column menu, hover over **Axis** and select **Left** or **Right**.

   The chart updates to show a second y-axis.

   ![Vertical bar chart with two y-axes, one showing Sum of Dock Count and the other showing Count of Name. The bars are nearly even, and the scales of the axes are different.](https://files.buildwithfern.com/sigma.docs.buildwithfern.com/ca425f268efd7424bbceb2c11b53a0ab8812aae83a84b446625832ab01c63cac/assets/docs-images/18ee042ba2099e3d6354eda5a28d0f2c6e8ee0149fe7b6a72e932e7ec31a2280-axisformatting_7.png)