PRB: Axis Text on MSChart Control Appears Illegible (176633)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q176633

SYMPTOMS

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

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the problem

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/16/2004
Keywords:kbGrpDSVB kbpending kbprb KB176633 kbAudDeveloper
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