Labels should be aligned appropriately with the data being displayed.

Don’t align labels between the tick marks when you are showing data at specific time points as it can be confusing to your viewers what date is aligned with a data point.

Rather align them with the tick marks:

1. Select the labels on the X Axis.
2. Right click and select “Format Axis.”
3. Select “Position Axis On Tick Marks.”

Do:

If you are showing data using bars then it is appropriate to show the label between the tick marks.

1. Select the labels on the X Axis.
2. Right click and select “Format Axis.”
3. Select “Between Tick Marks.”