diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/AttendanceOverview.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/AttendanceOverview.jsx
index 522aa193..b964770e 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/AttendanceOverview.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/AttendanceOverview.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useState, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import ReactApexChart from "react-apexcharts";
+import moment from "moment";
 import { useAttendanceOverviewData } from "../../hooks/useDashboard_Data";
 import flatColors from "../Charts/flatColor";
 import ChartSkeleton from "../Charts/Skelton";
 import { useSelectedProject } from "../../slices/apiDataManager";
-import { formatDate_DayMonth } from "../../utils/dateUtils";
+
+const formatDate_DayMonth = (dateStr) => moment(dateStr).format("DD MMM YY");
 
 const AttendanceOverview = () => {
   const [dayRange, setDayRange] = useState(7);
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
   // Use empty array while loading
   const attendanceData = attendanceOverviewData || [];
 
+  // Prepare data for chart and table
   const { tableData, roles, dates } = useMemo(() => {
     if (!attendanceData || attendanceData.length === 0) {
       return { tableData: [], roles: [], dates: [] };
@@ -49,32 +52,58 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
     return { tableData, roles: uniqueRoles, dates: sortedDates };
   }, [attendanceData]);
 
+  // Chart data
   const chartSeries = roles.map((role) => ({
     name: role,
     data: tableData.map((row) => row[role]),
   }));
 
+  // Chart options
   const chartOptions = {
     chart: {
       type: "bar",
-      stacked: true,
+      stacked: true, // make false if you want side-by-side bars
       height: 400,
       toolbar: { show: false },
     },
-    plotOptions: { bar: { borderRadius: 2, columnWidth: "60%" } },
-    xaxis: { categories: tableData.map((row) => row.date) },
-    yaxis: {
-      show: true,
-      axisBorder: { show: true, color: "#78909C" },
-      axisTicks: { show: true, color: "#78909C", width: 6 },
+    plotOptions: {
+      bar: {
+        borderRadius: 4,
+        columnWidth: "55%",
+      },
+    },
+    xaxis: {
+      categories: tableData.map((row) => row.date),
+      labels: {
+        rotate: -45,
+        style: { fontSize: "12px" },
+      },
+    },
+    yaxis: {
+      axisBorder: { show: true, color: "#78909C" },
+      axisTicks: { show: true, color: "#78909C" },
+    },
+    legend: {
+      position: "bottom",
+      horizontalAlign: "center",
+      fontSize: "12px",
+    },
+    grid: {
+      borderColor: "#e0e0e0",
+      strokeDashArray: 3,
     },
-    legend: { position: "bottom" },
     fill: { opacity: 1 },
     colors: roles.map((_, i) => flatColors[i % flatColors.length]),
+    tooltip: {
+      y: {
+        formatter: (val) => `${val} present`,
+      },
+    },
   };
 
   return (
     <div className="bg-white p-4 rounded shadow d-flex flex-column position-relative">
+      {/* Header */}
       <div className="row mb-3 align-items-center">
         <div className="col-md-6 text-start">
           <p className="mb-1 fs-6 fs-md-5 fw-medium">Attendance Overview</p>
@@ -84,6 +113,7 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
         </div>
 
         <div className="col-md-6 d-flex flex-column align-items-end gap-2">
+          {/* Day range dropdown */}
           <select
             className="form-select form-select-sm w-auto"
             value={dayRange}
@@ -94,11 +124,11 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
             <option value={30}>Last 30 Days</option>
           </select>
 
+          {/* View toggle buttons */}
           <div className="d-flex gap-2 justify-content-end">
             <button
-              className={`btn btn-sm p-1 ${
-                view === "chart" ? "btn-primary" : "btn-outline-primary"
-              }`}
+              className={`btn btn-sm p-1 ${view === "chart" ? "btn-primary" : "btn-outline-primary"
+                }`}
               onClick={() => setView("chart")}
               title="Chart View"
             >
@@ -106,9 +136,8 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
             </button>
 
             <button
-              className={`btn btn-sm p-1 ${
-                view === "table" ? "btn-primary" : "btn-outline-primary"
-              }`}
+              className={`btn btn-sm p-1 ${view === "table" ? "btn-primary" : "btn-outline-primary"
+                }`}
               onClick={() => setView("table")}
               title="Table View"
             >
@@ -118,15 +147,13 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Content Section */}
+      {/* Content */}
       <div className="flex-grow-1 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center position-relative">
-        {isLoading && (
+        {isLoading ? (
           <div className="position-absolute top-0 start-0 w-100 h-100 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center bg-white bg-opacity-50">
             <span>Loading...</span>
           </div>
-        )}
-
-        {!isLoading && (!attendanceData || attendanceData.length === 0) ? (
+        ) : !attendanceData || attendanceData.length === 0 ? (
           <div
             className="text-muted fw-semibold d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center"
             style={{ minHeight: "250px" }}
@@ -139,7 +166,7 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
               options={chartOptions}
               series={chartSeries}
               type="bar"
-              height={300}
+              height={350}
             />
           </div>
         ) : (
@@ -156,7 +183,7 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
                   <th style={{ background: "#f8f9fa" }}>Role</th>
                   {dates.map((date, idx) => (
                     <th key={idx} style={{ background: "#f8f9fa" }}>
-                      {date}
+                      {moment(date, "DD MMM YY").format("DD MMM")}
                     </th>
                   ))}
                 </tr>
@@ -165,15 +192,13 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
               <tbody>
                 {roles.map((role) => (
                   <tr key={role}>
-                    <td className="fw-medium text-start table-cell">{role}</td>
+                    <td className="fw-medium text-start">{role}</td>
                     {tableData.map((row, idx) => {
                       const value = row[role];
                       return (
                         <td
                           key={idx}
-                          style={
-                            value > 0 ? { backgroundColor: "#e9ecef" } : {}
-                          }
+                          style={value > 0 ? { backgroundColor: "#d5d5d5" } : {}}
                         >
                           {value}
                         </td>
@@ -190,4 +215,4 @@ const AttendanceOverview = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export default AttendanceOverview;
+export default AttendanceOverview;
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