MSCharts Axis Label: not always angled correctly

Question

I'm formatting MSCHARTS. I can get the AXIS label to appear on 45 degree angle, SOMETIMES. Is there a way to force it to ALWAYS be 45 degrees?

Sometimes it's correct like this:

But, sometimes it's like this (could be a function of the number of columns?):

code-behind:

Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.IsLabelAutoFit = True
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.LabelAutoFitStyle = DataVisualization.Charting.LabelAutoFitStyles.LabelsAngleStep45
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.LabelStyle.Enabled = True

Answer 1

Have you tried this one art1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.LabelStyle.Angle = 45;