Have you tried Format Axis and checking the Reverse Order box?
You may need to change the Crosses Axis setting
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"katie" wrote in message
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Hi,
I'm desperate here. I'm trying to plot data into a line graph. I need the
horizontal axis to start (at the origin) with the larger numbers and
decrease
in numerical value as it extends out. No matter which way I enter the data
it
keeps automatically setting the origin at 0,0. Any suggestions?