# Aligning left edge of plot areas on multiple chart components **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition78\ **Created:** [May 17, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325 "2017-05-17T14:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325/1 "2017-05-17T14:36:31Z")
The chart component plot area adjusts automatically to accommodate the width of the Y-axis label and scale numbers. This means that the timescales don’t line up vertically and it looks a mess ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/5/58d35018002bd9ef2c5527f5453ca010a8052e4c.png) _Figure 1. Charts which are all aligned with the black line on the left edge have misaligned plot areas due to the variable width text on the Y-scales._ Does anyone have a workaround for this? I can’t find any in the chart customizer. I know that the EasyChart component doesn’t suffer this problem internally but it’s more cumbersome to set up - particularly with UDT input. ---
**Author:** ![hamlinjr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hamlinjr/32/8228_2.png) [@hamlinjr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hamlinjr)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325/2 "2017-05-18T20:27:03Z")
I feel your pain, had the same issue. I never found a good workaround other than switching to an Easy Chart component, which as you mentioned, isn’t always “easy”. That said, the lineup does work great on the Easy Chart… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/1/138c12e56ec5c0e37f8607a38733ef3d4dc9989b.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Paullys50](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paullys50/32/3324_2.png) [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325/3 "2017-05-19T14:27:04Z")
Are you using 3 separate chart components? If so just use one chart component, and 3 sub plots. ---
**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325/4 "2017-05-22T16:50:56Z")
Just use the regular chart with separate datasets. Then set each to a different subplot. ---
**Author:** ![greg2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@greg2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg2)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325/5 "2022-01-12T20:33:23Z")
Has there been any developments on this? I have version 8.1.1 and are having exactly the same issues with reports that have Time/series graphs.Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aligning-left-edge-of-plot-areas-on-multiple-chart-components/14325/6 "2022-01-12T21:13:45Z")
Yes. Use sub-plots. They all line up then. At the time of writing I didn’t know they were there. Your question has prompted me to mark the question as solved (nearly five years later)! Thanks.