The vertical axis is the top-to-bottom line on a graph. But what's it for, exactly? The answer involves a little bit of history. For many centuries, math disciplines of algebra and geometry were separate from one another. read more
The vertical axis on the graph is your y- axis. Your y-axis is where you plot your y-intercept, or starting point, when you are graphing. In other words, your y-axis is the up and down line on your graph. read more
How to Label Axes in Excel. This wikiHow teaches you how to place labels on the vertical and horizontal axes of a graph in Microsoft Excel. You can do this on both Windows and Mac. read more