If you assign numbers 1-8 for each status, you can then hide the 1-8
axis labels, and add custom ones:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/Y_CategoryAxis.html

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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DDBeards wrote:

We have name of projects with 8 different status. We want to create a chart
with the name of the project on the X axis and text status on the Y axis.
Can this be done and if so how. Please help

DDBeards