Font Spacing for Category labels

[SaxTeacher]

In PowerPoint 2003, I have many column charts with category labels
appearing underneath the X (horizontal) axis. The font I am using is
Arial Narrow 10.

When the category label is long enough, it "wraps" down to a second
line or even to three lines. These lines are too far apart - it looks
rather odd.

I am familiar with how to adjust the line spacing between lines of text
when I am working with text in a text box; but I have not been able to
find a way of tightening up the line spacing in a label on a chart.

Is it possible to set line spacing? If so, how? If not, what alternate
solutions have people discovered?

Thank you,

Malcolm

P.S. One other quesion: In the "Format Axis" dialog box, on the
"Alignment" tab, there is a box where one can set the "offset". I would
be interested to know what this is. Have tried a few different numbers
in there but can't see any effect.

 

[Guest]

If you can adjust the line space I'm afraid I dont know how. Maybe you could
produce the graph without the category labels and then add them with a normal
text box?

Offset just move the labels nearer / further away from the axis. Its fairly
subtle so maybe try some big / small numbers like zero and 1000 to see the
effect.
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