I am creating a line graph where I want to identify each point on the graph by a date (i.e. the source of the x-axis is to a column full of dates). When I do this, excel puts the dates on a scale, so a lot of my data is bunched up in the center of the graph.

Is there any way to format the dates as text for use in the graph without the text version of the dates being the unreadable number format?

Or, is there any way to stop excel from putting my dates on a scale?

Thanks!

-Eleanor