Category Axis placement

I have a stacked bar chart, with total values of the bars being negative
or positive.

Can I place the Category Axis (X-axis) at the bottom of the chart,
without specifying a specific number?

Now I have put a fixed number on the scale tab for the Value axis (Y)
for "Cuts Category Axis (X) at".

This is rather inconvenient as the minimum values can change from one
run to another.


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Pick an arbitrarily large negative number (larger than any legitimate
value you will possibly have) for the 'Category (X) axis crosses at'
field.

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> I have a stacked bar chart, with total values of the bars being negative
> or positive.
>
> Can I place the Category Axis (X-axis) at the bottom of the chart,
> without specifying a specific number?
>
> Now I have put a fixed number on the scale tab for the Value axis (Y)
> for "Cuts Category Axis (X) at".
>
> This is rather inconvenient as the minimum values can change from one
> run to another.
>
>
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The last reply was the "ideal" solution to my problem. As the Y-value
do represent percentages growth or decline and the decline couldn't b
more than 100%, there is an absolute minimum to the scale.

The nice thing about the solution is that if the minimum data value i
e.g. -40%, the Y-scale doesn't extend to -100%.

Thanks

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