diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Chart.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Chart.php
index 2ddfb09..60a82bc 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Chart.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Chart.php
@@ -117,12 +117,19 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 		$objWriter->startElement('c:title');
 			$objWriter->startElement('c:tx');
 				$objWriter->startElement('c:rich');
+
+					$objWriter->startElement('a:bodyPr');
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
+					$objWriter->startElement('a:lstStyle');
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
 					$objWriter->startElement('a:p');
 
 						$caption = $title->getCaption();
 						if (is_array($caption))
 							$caption = $caption[0];
-						$this->getParentWriter()->getWriterPart('stringtable')->writeRichText($objWriter, $caption, 'a');
+						$this->getParentWriter()->getWriterPart('stringtable')->writeRichTextForCharts($objWriter, $caption, 'a');
 
 					$objWriter->endElement();
 				$objWriter->endElement();
@@ -214,14 +221,14 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 					$this->_writeDataLbls($objWriter);
 
 					if (($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_LINECHART) ||
-						($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_LINECHART_3D) ||
-						($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_AREACHART) ||
-						($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_AREACHART_3D)) {
+						($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_LINECHART_3D)) {
+
 						$objWriter->startElement('c:smooth');
 							$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', (integer) $plotGroup->getSmoothLine() );
 						$objWriter->endElement();
 					} elseif (($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_BARCHART) ||
 						($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_BARCHART_3D)) {
+
 						$objWriter->startElement('c:gapWidth');
 							$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 150 );
 						$objWriter->endElement();
@@ -230,6 +237,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 					if (($groupType !== PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_PIECHART) &&
 						($groupType !== PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_PIECHART_3D) &&
 						($groupType !== PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_DONUTCHART)) {
+
 						//	Generate 2 unique numbers to use for axId values
 						$id1 = $id2 = rand(10000000,99999999);
 						do {
@@ -317,6 +325,44 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', "b");
 			$objWriter->endElement();
 
+			if (!is_null($xAxisLabel)) {
+				$objWriter->startElement('c:title');
+					$objWriter->startElement('c:tx');
+						$objWriter->startElement('c:rich');
+
+							$objWriter->startElement('a:bodyPr');
+							$objWriter->endElement();
+
+							$objWriter->startElement('a:lstStyle');
+							$objWriter->endElement();
+
+							$objWriter->startElement('a:p');
+								$objWriter->startElement('a:r');
+
+									$caption = $xAxisLabel->getCaption();
+									if (is_array($caption))
+										$caption = $caption[0];
+									$objWriter->startElement('a:t');
+										$objWriter->writeAttribute('xml:space', 'preserve');
+										$objWriter->writeRawData(PHPExcel_Shared_String::ControlCharacterPHP2OOXML( $caption ));
+									$objWriter->endElement();
+
+								$objWriter->endElement();
+							$objWriter->endElement();
+						$objWriter->endElement();
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
+					$objWriter->startElement('c:overlay');
+						$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 0);
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
+					$layout = $xAxisLabel->getLayout();
+					$this->_writeLayout($layout, $objWriter);
+
+				$objWriter->endElement();
+
+			}
+
 			$objWriter->startElement('c:numFmt');
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('formatCode', "General");
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('sourceLinked', 1);
@@ -334,31 +380,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', "nextTo");
 			$objWriter->endElement();
 
-			if (!is_null($xAxisLabel)) {
-				$objWriter->startElement('c:title');
-					$objWriter->startElement('c:tx');
-						$objWriter->startElement('c:rich');
-							$objWriter->startElement('a:p');
-
-								$caption = $xAxisLabel->getCaption();
-								if (is_array($caption))
-									$caption = $caption[0];
-								$this->getParentWriter()->getWriterPart('stringtable')->writeRichText($objWriter, $caption, 'a');
-
-							$objWriter->endElement();
-						$objWriter->endElement();
-					$objWriter->endElement();
-				$objWriter->endElement();
-
-				$objWriter->startElement('c:overlay');
-					$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 0);
-				$objWriter->endElement();
-
-				$layout = $xAxisLabel->getLayout();
-				$this->_writeLayout($layout, $objWriter);
-
-			}
-
 			if ($id2 > 0) {
 				$objWriter->startElement('c:crossAx');
 					$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', $id2);
@@ -418,6 +439,43 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 			$objWriter->startElement('c:majorGridlines');
 			$objWriter->endElement();
 
+			if (!is_null($yAxisLabel)) {
+				$objWriter->startElement('c:title');
+					$objWriter->startElement('c:tx');
+						$objWriter->startElement('c:rich');
+
+							$objWriter->startElement('a:bodyPr');
+							$objWriter->endElement();
+
+							$objWriter->startElement('a:lstStyle');
+							$objWriter->endElement();
+
+							$objWriter->startElement('a:p');
+								$objWriter->startElement('a:r');
+
+									$caption = $yAxisLabel->getCaption();
+									if (is_array($caption))
+										$caption = $caption[0];
+									$objWriter->startElement('a:t');
+										$objWriter->writeAttribute('xml:space', 'preserve');
+										$objWriter->writeRawData(PHPExcel_Shared_String::ControlCharacterPHP2OOXML( $caption ));
+									$objWriter->endElement();
+
+								$objWriter->endElement();
+							$objWriter->endElement();
+						$objWriter->endElement();
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
+					$objWriter->startElement('c:overlay');
+						$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 0);
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
+					$layout = $yAxisLabel->getLayout();
+					$this->_writeLayout($layout, $objWriter);
+
+				$objWriter->endElement();
+			}
+
 			$objWriter->startElement('c:numFmt');
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('formatCode', "General");
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('sourceLinked', 1);
@@ -435,31 +493,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 				$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', "nextTo");
 			$objWriter->endElement();
 
-			if (!is_null($yAxisLabel)) {
-				$objWriter->startElement('c:title');
-					$objWriter->startElement('c:tx');
-						$objWriter->startElement('c:rich');
-							$objWriter->startElement('a:p');
-
-								$caption = $yAxisLabel->getCaption();
-								if (is_array($caption))
-									$caption = $caption[0];
-								$this->getParentWriter()->getWriterPart('stringtable')->writeRichText($objWriter, $caption, 'a');
-
-							$objWriter->endElement();
-						$objWriter->endElement();
-					$objWriter->endElement();
-
-					$objWriter->startElement('c:overlay');
-						$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 0);
-					$objWriter->endElement();
-
-					$layout = $yAxisLabel->getLayout();
-					$this->_writeLayout($layout, $objWriter);
-
-				$objWriter->endElement();
-			}
-
 			if ($id1 > 0) {
 				$objWriter->startElement('c:crossAx');
 					$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', $id2);
@@ -581,9 +614,8 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Chart extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_WriterPa
 					$objWriter->endElement();
 				}
 
-				if (($groupType !== PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_PIECHART) &&
-					($groupType !== PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_PIECHART_3D) &&
-					($groupType !== PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_DONUTCHART)) {
+				if (($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_BARCHART) ||
+					($groupType === PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_BARCHART_3D)) {
 
 					$objWriter->startElement('c:invertIfNegative');
 						$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 0);
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/StringTable.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/StringTable.php
index 8fe36ab..d517147 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/StringTable.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/StringTable.php
@@ -220,6 +220,72 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_StringTable extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Wr
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Write Rich Text
+	 *
+	 * @param 	PHPExcel_Shared_XMLWriter		$objWriter 		XML Writer
+	 * @param 	PHPExcel_RichText				$pRichText		Rich text
+	 * @throws 	Exception
+	 */
+	public function writeRichTextForCharts(PHPExcel_Shared_XMLWriter $objWriter = null, PHPExcel_RichText $pRichText = null, $prefix=NULL)
+	{
+		if ($prefix !== NULL)
+			$prefix .= ':';
+		// Loop through rich text elements
+		$elements = $pRichText->getRichTextElements();
+		foreach ($elements as $element) {
+			// r
+			$objWriter->startElement($prefix.'r');
+
+				// rPr
+				$objWriter->startElement($prefix.'rPr');
+
+					// Bold
+					$objWriter->writeAttribute('b', ($element->getFont()->getBold() ? 1 : 0));
+					// Italic
+					$objWriter->writeAttribute('i', ($element->getFont()->getItalic() ? 1 : 0));
+					// Underline
+					$underlineType = $element->getFont()->getUnderline();
+					switch($underlineType) {
+						case 'single' :
+							$underlineType = 'sng';
+							break;
+						case 'double' :
+							$underlineType = 'dbl';
+							break;
+					}
+					$objWriter->writeAttribute('u', $underlineType);
+					// Strikethrough
+					$objWriter->writeAttribute('strike', ($element->getFont()->getStrikethrough() ? 'sngStrike' : 'noStrike'));
+
+					// rFont
+					$objWriter->startElement($prefix.'latin');
+						$objWriter->writeAttribute('typeface', $element->getFont()->getName());
+					$objWriter->endElement();
+
+					// Superscript / subscript
+//					if ($element->getFont()->getSuperScript() || $element->getFont()->getSubScript()) {
+//						$objWriter->startElement($prefix.'vertAlign');
+//						if ($element->getFont()->getSuperScript()) {
+//							$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 'superscript');
+//						} else if ($element->getFont()->getSubScript()) {
+//							$objWriter->writeAttribute('val', 'subscript');
+//						}
+//						$objWriter->endElement();
+//					}
+//
+				$objWriter->endElement();
+
+				// t
+				$objWriter->startElement($prefix.'t');
+					$objWriter->writeAttribute('xml:space', 'preserve');
+					$objWriter->writeRawData(PHPExcel_Shared_String::ControlCharacterPHP2OOXML( $element->getText() ));
+				$objWriter->endElement();
+
+			$objWriter->endElement();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Flip string table (for index searching)
 	 *