diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/bubblechart_write_demo.lpr b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/bubblechart_write_demo.lpr
index b6a8ac791..efff190e4 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/bubblechart_write_demo.lpr
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/bubblechart_write_demo.lpr
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ begin
     ch.XAxis.Title.Caption := 'Distance from Sun (relative to Earth)';
     ch.XAxis.MinorGridLines.Style := clsNoLine;
     ch.XAxis.Logarithmic := true;
+    ch.XAxis.Max := 100;
     ch.YAxis.Title.Caption := 'Orbital period (relative to Earth)';
     ch.YAxis.AxisLine.Color := scSilver;
     ch.YAxis.MinorGridLines.Style := clsNoLine;
     ch.YAxis.Logarithmic := true;
+    ch.YAxis.Max := 1000;
 
     // Add data as bubble series
     ser := TsBubbleSeries.Create(ch);
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/scatter_write_demo.lpr b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/scatter_write_demo.lpr
index 418b31871..b0910ceab 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/scatter_write_demo.lpr
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/scatter_write_demo.lpr
@@ -100,12 +100,14 @@ begin
     ch.Legend.Border.Style := clsNoLine;
     // Set up logarithmic axes if needed.
     case mode of
-      0: ;
+      0: begin
+           ch.XAxis.MajorInterval := 20;
+           ch.XAxis.MinorInterval := 5;
+         end;
       1: ch.YAxis.Logarithmic := true;
       2: begin
            ch.XAxis.Logarithmic := true;
            ch.XAxis.Max := 100;
-           ch.XAxis.AutomaticMax := false;
            ch.YAxis.Logarithmic := true;
         end;
     end;
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ begin
     ser := TsScatterSeries.Create(ch);
 
     // Series properties
-    ser.SetTitleAddr(0, 0);
+    ser.SetTitleAddr(0, 0);        // A1
     ser.SetXRange(3, 0, 10, 0);    // A4:A11
     ser.SetYRange(3, 1, 10, 1);    // B4:B11
     ser.ShowLines := true;
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
index 6a6f25f58..93da9fd5b 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ type
     FPositionValue: Double;
     FShowLabels: Boolean;
     FDateTime: Boolean;
+    procedure SetMax(AValue: Double);
+    procedure SetMin(AValue: Double);
+    procedure SetMinorCount(AValue: Integer);
+    procedure SetMajorInterval(AValue: Double);
+    procedure SetMinorInterval(AValue: Double);
   public
     constructor Create(AChart: TsChart);
     destructor Destroy; override;
@@ -348,13 +353,13 @@ type
     property Logarithmic: Boolean read FLogarithmic write FLogarithmic;
     property LogBase: Double read FLogBase write FLogBase;
     property MajorGridLines: TsChartLine read FMajorGridLines write FMajorGridLines;
-    property MajorInterval: Double read FMajorInterval write FMajorInterval;
+    property MajorInterval: Double read FMajorInterval write SetMajorInterval;
     property MajorTicks: TsChartAxisTicks read FMajorTicks write FMajorTicks;
-    property Max: Double read FMax write FMax;
-    property Min: Double read FMin write FMin;
+    property Max: Double read FMax write SetMax;
+    property Min: Double read FMin write SetMin;
     property MinorGridLines: TsChartLine read FMinorGridLines write FMinorGridLines;
-    property MinorCount: Integer read FMinorCount write FMinorCount;
-    property MinorInterval: Double read FMinorInterval write FMinorInterval;
+    property MinorCount: Integer read FMinorCount write SetMinorCount;
+    property MinorInterval: Double read FMinorInterval write SetMinorInterval;
     property MinorTicks: TsChartAxisTicks read FMinorTicks write FMinorTicks;
     property Position: TsChartAxisPosition read FPosition write FPosition;
     property PositionValue: Double read FPositionValue write FPositionValue;
@@ -869,7 +874,7 @@ type
 implementation
 
 uses
-  fpSpreadsheet;
+  Math, fpSpreadsheet;
 
 { TsChartLine }
 
@@ -1663,6 +1668,7 @@ begin
   FAutomaticMin := true;
   FAutomaticMax := true;
   FAutomaticMajorInterval := true;
+  FAutomaticMinorInterval := true;
   FAutomaticMinorSteps := true;
 
   FCategoryRange := TsChartRange.Create(AChart);
@@ -1801,6 +1807,63 @@ begin
   FCategoryRange.Col2 := ACol2;
 end;
 
+procedure TsChartAxis.SetMajorInterval(AValue: Double);
+begin
+  if IsNaN(AValue) or (AValue <= 0) then
+    FAutomaticMajorInterval := true
+  else
+  begin
+    FAutomaticMajorInterval := false;
+    FMajorInterval := AValue;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TsChartAxis.SetMax(AValue: Double);
+begin
+  if IsNaN(AValue) then
+    FAutomaticMax := true
+  else
+  begin
+    FAutomaticMax := false;
+    FMax := AValue;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TsChartAxis.SetMin(AValue: Double);
+begin
+  if IsNaN(AValue) then
+    FAutomaticMin := true
+  else
+  begin
+    FAutomaticMin := false;
+    FMin := AValue;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TsChartAxis.SetMinorCount(AValue: Integer);
+begin
+  if IsNaN(AValue) or (AValue < 0) then
+    FAutomaticMinorSteps := true
+  else
+  begin
+    FAutomaticMinorSteps := false;
+    FMinorCount := AValue;
+  end;
+end;
+
+
+procedure TsChartAxis.SetMinorInterval(AValue: Double);
+begin
+  if IsNaN(AValue) or (AValue < 0) then
+    FAutomaticMinorInterval := true
+  else
+  begin
+    FAutomaticMinorInterval := false;
+    FMinorInterval := AValue;
+  end;
+end;
+
+
 { TsChartLegend }
 
 constructor TsChartLegend.Create(AChart: TsChart);
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/xlsxooxmlchart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/xlsxooxmlchart.pas
index 9220dde7e..217d969d8 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/xlsxooxmlchart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/xlsxooxmlchart.pas
@@ -3415,6 +3415,7 @@ begin
     AppendToStream(AStream, Format(
       indent + '<c:barChart>' + LE +
       indent + '  <c:barDir val="col"/>' + LE +
+      indent + '  <c:varyColors val="0"/>' + LE +
       indent + '  <c:grouping val="%s"/>' + LE,
       [ GROUPING[chart.StackMode] ]
     ));
@@ -3461,7 +3462,8 @@ begin
   chart := ASeries.Chart;
 
   AppendToStream(AStream,
-    indent + '<c:bubbleChart>' + LE
+    indent + '<c:bubbleChart>' + LE +
+    indent + '  <c:varyColors val="0"/>' + LE
   );
 
   WriteChartSeriesNode(AStream, AIndent + 2, ASeries, ASeriesIndex);
@@ -3588,19 +3590,41 @@ procedure TsSpreadOOXMLChartWriter.WriteChartAxisScaling(AStream: TStream;
   AIndent: Integer; Axis: TsChartAxis);
 var
   indent: String;
+  intv: Double;
   logStr: String = '';
+  maxStr: String = '';
+  minStr: String = '';
 begin
   indent := DupeString(' ', AIndent);
 
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMax then
+    maxStr := indent + Format('  <c:max val="%g"/>', [Axis.Max], FPointSeparatorSettings) + LE;
+
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMin then
+    minStr := indent + Format('  <c:min val="&g"/>', [Axis.Min], FPointSeparatorSettings) + LE;
+
   if Axis.Logarithmic then
     logStr := indent + Format('  <c:logBase val="%g"/>', [Axis.LogBase], FPointSeparatorSettings) + LE;
 
   AppendToStream(AStream,
     indent + '<c:scaling>' + LE +
+                maxStr +
+                minStr +
                 logStr +
     indent + '  <c:orientation val="minMax"/>' + LE +
     indent + '</c:scaling>' + LE
   );
+
+  // The following nodes are outside the <c:scaling node> !
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMajorInterval then
+    AppendToStream(AStream, Format(
+      indent + '<c:majorUnit val="%g"/>', [Axis.MajorInterval], fPointSeparatorSettings) + LE
+    );
+
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMinorInterval then
+    AppendToStream(AStream, Format(
+      indent + '<c:minorUnit val="%g"/>', [Axis.MinorInterval], FPointSeparatorSettings) + LE
+    );
 end;
 
 procedure TsSpreadOOXMLChartWriter.WriteChartAxisTitle(AStream: TStream;
@@ -3873,6 +3897,7 @@ begin
 
   AppendToStream(AStream,
     indent + '<c:scatterChart>' + LE +
+    indent + '  <c:varyColors val="0"/>' + LE +
     indent + '  <c:scatterStyle val="lineMarker"/>' + LE
   );