DOCUMENT:Q176633  12-NOV-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Axis Text on MSChart Control Appears Illegible
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all VBKBAX VBKBComp VBKBCtrl kb3rdparty

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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The text on the axes of a 3D chart on an MS Chart control becomes almost
illegible even if a True Type font is used with the text.

RESOLUTION
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Experiment with different font sizes and styles to get the best resolution
for rotated text. Generally, the axis text is more legible with larger
fonts.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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To reproduce the problem, you need to reference the MS Chart control in
your project.

1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by
   default.

2. Add the MS Chart control to your project. The default chart is a 2D bar
   chart.

3. Change the chartType property of the MS Chart to any 3D chart. Note that
   the axis text is illegible.

The Microsoft Chart control is based on First Impressions by Visual
Components. You can obtain a trial or full version of First Impressions at
the following web site:

 - http://www.visualcomp.com/products/fi.htm

First Impressions is manufactured by Visual Components, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: z-axis y-axis x-axis z axis y axis x axis graph
readable rotate
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Keywords          : vb5all VBKBAX VBKBComp VBKBCtrl kb3rdparty
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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