Well, here is another approach.
Select all of your columns that are to have the same axis.
Go to the columns menu and choose Standardize Attributes.
Under Standardize Properties choose Axis from the list of Column Properties.
It may not be necessary, but I would recommend that you change the "Save to column" to "All Axis Properties"
Click the Set Default Axis Settings button and specify how you want the axis to look.
Click the OK boxes to get out of the dialog.
Now every plot you create with those columns will have the same axis properties.
Dan Obermiller