# How to set the default value of y- axis or any value as a default for the first plot
**URL:** https://community.plotly.com/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-of-y-axis-or-any-value-as-a-default-for-the-first-plot/6291
**Category:** Plotly R
**Created:** [October 14, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-of-y-axis-or-any-value-as-a-default-for-the-first-plot/6291 "2017-10-14T01:45:20Z")
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### Author:  [@Nrnjn\_adhikari](https://community.plotly.com/u/Nrnjn_adhikari)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-of-y-axis-or-any-value-as-a-default-for-the-first-plot/6291/1 "2017-10-14T01:45:20Z")
I have plotted the the 5 major cities temperature values, but it print like blank. I would like to set the Melbourne temperature as a default values. Can you help me out please. I have attached my interactive version here.  [https://plot.ly/~Nrnjn\_adhikari/23/](https://plot.ly/~Nrnjn_adhikari/23/)
p2 \<- plot\_ly(data = temp\_data) %\>%
add\_lines(x=~Date, y=~Melbourne, name = “Melbourne”, visible = “legendonly”) %\>%
add\_lines(x=~Date, y=~Sydney, name = “Sydney”, visible = “legendonly”) %\>%
add\_lines(x=~Date, y=~Perth, name = “Perth”, visible = “legendonly”) %\>%
add\_lines(x=~Date, y=~Darwin, name = “Darwin”, visible = “legendonly”) %\>%
add\_lines(x=~Date, y=~Adelaide, name = “Adelaide”, visible = “legendonly”) %\>%
layout(title = “Australian Major Cities Temperature Time Series”, showlegend=TRUE,
xaxis=list(zeroline = FALSE,title=“Date”, rangeslider = list(type = “date”)),
yaxis=list(zeroline = FALSE,title=“Temperature (Celsius)”),
updatemenus=updatemenus)
p2
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### Author:  [@bcd](https://community.plotly.com/u/bcd)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-of-y-axis-or-any-value-as-a-default-for-the-first-plot/6291/2 "2017-10-16T15:03:56Z")
Hey @Nrnjn_adhikari
Consider using / changing `active` and `showactive` attributes in updatemenus [https://plot.ly/r/reference/#layout-updatemenus-active](https://plot.ly/r/reference/#layout-updatemenus-active)
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### Author:  [@Nrnjn\_adhikari](https://community.plotly.com/u/Nrnjn_adhikari)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-of-y-axis-or-any-value-as-a-default-for-the-first-plot/6291/3 "2017-10-17T09:12:07Z")
Hi @bcd, Thank you very much for your response. I could not get fix it yet. I have attached my update menus here. Can you please check this one. I will truly appreciate your time and effort.
updatemenus \<- list(
list(
active = 0,
x = -.125,
type= ‘buttons’,
buttons = list(
list(
label = “Melbourne”,
method = “update”,
args = list(list(visible = c(TRUE, “legendonly”, “legendonly”,
“legendonly”, “legendonly” )))),
list(
label = “Sydney”,
method = “update”,
args = list(list(visible = c(“legendonly”, TRUE, “legendonly”,
“legendonly”, “legendonly”)))),
list(
label = “Perth”,
method = “update”,
args = list(list(visible = c(“legendonly”, “legendonly”, TRUE,
“legendonly”, “legendonly”)))),
list(
label = “Darwin”,
method = “update”,
args = list(list(visible = c(“legendonly”, “legendonly”, “legendonly”,
TRUE, “legendonly”)))),
list(
label = “Adelaide”,
method = “update”,
args = list(list(visible = c(“legendonly”, “legendonly”, “legendonly”,
“legendonly”, TRUE))))
)
)
)
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### Author:  [@Nrnjn\_adhikari](https://community.plotly.com/u/Nrnjn_adhikari)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-of-y-axis-or-any-value-as-a-default-for-the-first-plot/6291/4 "2017-10-20T23:03:58Z")
Now, problem has been resolved 🙂 when I deleted the legendonly inside the add\_lines.
I have changed the single code in inside the plot object, this is corrected line
add\_lines(x=~Date, y=~Melbourne, name = “Melbourne”) %\>%
Cheers