Hi,
You can not individual format axis labels.
You can use a dummy series to mimic the axis labels by using data labels
displaying category labels.
Even then to get a mixture of italic and non-italic characters within the
same label you will need to manually edit/format the text. Or use vba code.
http://www.andypope.info/charts/hiliteaxislabels.htm
Cheers
Andy
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"amy45" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have axis labels that need to be partly in italics, and partly not in
> italics.
> My question is similar to one posted three years ago that if it was
> resolved, the solution didn't appear online. (See below, and responses in
> the database from James Silverton and Andy Pope).
> I am using Excel 2007.
> The usual ways to adjust font change the font of the whole axis label. I
> need to change only part of each label on the axis. How can I do this?
> Thank you.
> Amy
>
>
> Subject: Re: symbol font in chart doesn't appear 6/19/2006 6:00 AM PST
>
> By: Khoshravan In: microsoft.public.excel.charting
>
>
> Dear Andy
> Thaks. I have both English word and Greek letters. Changing the font,
> changes all of them. I don't have control over part of it. IS there any
> solution?
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> Rasoul Khoshravan Azar
> Civil Engineer, Osaka, Japan
>
>