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+---
+title: Displaying Column Totals and Formatting Date in Column Chart
+description: Learn how to display monthly totals at the top of columns and format dates at the bottom of the X-axis in a Column Chart.
+type: how-to
+page_title: How to Show Monthly Totals and Format Dates in Reporting Chart
+meta_title: How to Show Monthly Totals and Format Dates in Reporting Chart
+slug: displaying-column-totals-formatting-dates-reporting-chart
+tags: reporting, chart, totals, date-formatting, datapointstyle, category-group
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1699481
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+<table>
+   <tbody>
+      <tr>
+         <td> Product </td>
+         <td> Reporting </td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+         <td> Version </td>
+         <td> 18.2.24.806 </td>
+      </tr>
+   </tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Description
+
+I want to display the total for each month at the top of the column in a Column Chart and format the month and year at the bottom of the X-axis. I need steps to achieve this functionality.
+
+## Solution
+
+To display the monthly totals at the top of each column and format the X-axis dates:
+
+1. Change the `DataPointStyle` property to make it visible. This ensures that the total values appear above the columns.
+
+   ![Setting the DataPointStyle property to True](images/DataPointStyleVisible.png)
+
+1. Use the `Label` property of the category group to format the month and year display on the X-axis. Set the property to the following expression:
+
+   ```
+   = Fields.CastDate.ToString("MMMM yyyy")
+   ```
+
+   ![To display the dates at the bottom use the Label property](images/LabelPropertyCategoryGroups.png)
+
+These steps ensure that the monthly totals appear at the top of each column and the X-axis displays the formatted month and year.
+
+## See Also
+
+* [Reporting Overview]({%slug telerikreporting/welcome-to-telerik-reporting!%})
+* [Date and Time Functions Overview]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/connecting-to-data/expressions/expressions-reference/functions/date-and-time-functions%})
+* [Group Explorer of the Report Designer]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-designer-tools/desktop-designers/tools/group-explorer%})