Thanks for the reply Here is the code that I used to get the formatting I wanted. With .Grid.AxisY .AxisMode = AxisMode.ValueLinear .AxisScale = AxisScaleType.UserDefined .LabelFormatMask = "###,###,###" .GridLinesOn = True .GridLineProperties.Color = Color.DarkGray .MaxAxisValueUser = highest .MinAxisValueUser = 0 .TickMode = TickMode.OnStartAtZero .MajorTickInterval = 5 .MajorTickCount = 0 'If count is nonzero, interval is ignored .LabelProperties.Font = New Font("Tahoma", _ 8, FontStyle.Bold) .LabelProperties.Font.Dispose() End With