excel - How to change axis value labels orientation? - Stack Overflow Sorted by: 12. This will change the orientation of the X-axis tick labels. ActiveChart.Axes (xlCategory).TickLabels.Orientation = 45 ' degrees. This is how to change the orientation of the axis title: ActiveChart.Axes (xlCategory).AxisTitle.Orientation = 81 ' degrees. Have you ever tried recording macros?