Numbers: Scatter plot naming

Is it possible to plot words next to the points on a scatter plot in Numbers?
I am plotting the scatter plot with the x as a year and the y as 0 for a timeline.
It is for a Biograpgy project on Steve Job's life and products.

N,
Your best route would be to make Text Boxes for Labels and manually position them along your X-Axis.
Jerry

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