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How do I show categories instead of numbers on my axis?
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Grapher requires worksheets to contain numeric or date/time data to create a graph.  If your data are in categories, you will need to use a slight work around to create your graphs in Grapher. 

If your data looks similar to this:

   Values
 Apples  17
 Bananas  23
 Oranges  14

Follow these steps to create your graph in Grapher. 
  1. Create your graph as normal using the Graph | 2D Graphs | Line/Scatter or Bar Chart command. 
  2. Select the data file and click Open.  The default graph is created.
  3. With the plot selected, open the Plot Properties section in the property inspector.  Change the X column to Row Number or Sequence Number.  Verify that the Y column is set to Column B.
  4. Click once on the X Axis 1 to select it.  In the property inspector, open the Tick Labels tab.  Scroll down and open the Major label text section.  Change the Label source to From worksheet.
  5. Click on the Worksheet command where it says <Click here to select worksheet >.  Select the data file and click Open.
  6. Change the Data column to Row Number or Sequence Number (keep the same as in step 3 above).
  7. Change the Label column to Column A.  Your graph should now look contain categories for the X Axis labels.
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