# Center align columns in a XY Chart **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [April 24, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544 "2025-04-24T22:59:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/1 "2025-04-24T22:59:05Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/2/a27d8a46648d4c3b99f8d7bb746e98c267292c0b.png) Anyone know why I can't center the columns in my chart? I've looked everywhere on the forums and docs and can't figure it out. One series is too high, and one is too low. The y data is just a name for each series. So the data itself shouldn't be creating the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Dale\_Gimenez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jesse_dale_gimenez/32/68763_2.png) [@Jesse\_Dale\_Gimenez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jesse_Dale_Gimenez)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/2 "2025-04-25T02:53:25Z")
how did you bind the data to this component? ---
**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/3 "2025-04-25T10:23:26Z")
I don't think the binding itself would affect how it's displayed right? It sets the data to be a dataset like any XY Chart There's a column called 'name' And for the above there are 4 different names in the dataset (say A, B, A\_Notes, B\_Notes) Wouldn't this be a setting in the chart itself? Not sure if we have access to amchart-specific settings from within perspective ---
**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/4 "2025-04-25T10:52:56Z")
not sure is related, In XY chart when X-axis content overlap or is not well aligned I switch it to Y-axis for better readibility ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/e/1e5e8c3942f6ad795e2aba5b730615424b988591.png) You may try do so if see the graph looks better. ---
**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/5 "2025-04-25T11:33:40Z")
that's what my chart is already set to? the bars are horizontal not vertical see your bars are evenly separated but mine are all mismatched ---
**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/6 "2025-04-25T11:40:30Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/4/d49c4cf63498a49522c74826fd901e08a3afbe5e.png) so this hidden setting seems to somewhat help? it doesn't seem like I can use it to simply center each series but it moved it in a way that makes it look less bad ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/3/13752448f1435846671d46fdc2d6bee969b03e76.png) ---
**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/7 "2025-04-25T12:04:59Z")
You may try touch XY parameters until you get something you like or start over step by step making sure it keeps the right format. ---
**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/8 "2025-04-25T12:18:25Z")
pretty sure this is just a looked over feature can you show me a stacked column chart on your end without the varying distances? ---
**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/9 "2025-04-25T12:22:02Z")
Never did stacked column chart. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/0/004bdf4fa85846b1d1eaa1dcb3c66e68f6c3b622.png) this one I did using 3 different series ---
**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/center-align-columns-in-a-xy-chart/105544/10 "2025-04-25T12:31:30Z")
ok but that's not what i'm doing it needs to be a stacked horizontal chart