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Q176633: PRB: Axis Text on MSChart Control Appears Illegible

Article: Q176633
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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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
==========

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 has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

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 x graph 
readable rotate kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbVBp kbdsd kbDSupport kbControl

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVBA500 kbVBA600 kbVB500 kbVB600
Version           : :5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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