ref issue 17983 can't change axis minimum above 0 Enter some data: 75 35 87 92 21 28 98 42 198 45 55 107 101 21 62 45 131 105 37 Drag-select entire range of numbers Insert > Chart , Next, Next, Next, Next, Create You should have a bar chart. With the chart still selected, right-click on the Y-axis numbers. Select Axis > Y Axis > Scale Uncheck the Automatic on Minimum and change value from 0 to 10. (The smallest data value is 21, so this should be valid.) Press OK Get error dialog: The coordinate origin is less/greater than the minimum/maximum value. The maximum data value is 198; I am able to change Y axis maximum scale to 198.