Align Clustered Column Chart Category Axis Labels

[Stephanie]

I have a simple clustered column chart containing one series. Instead of the
category X axis labels being directly aligned under each column, is there a
way to align the labels directly under each major tick mark? In other words,
I would like the X axis labels to appear under the right side of each column
when the gap width is set to zero. Thanks for your help.

 

[John Mansfield]

Stephanie,

You can do so by setting up a dummy X axis. This example explains how to
put a colored quadrant together. You will specifically want to use the X
axis techniques that are described in the example.

http://www.peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/ColoredQuadrantBackground.html