Add an XY series to the chart, with X and Y selected so the plotted point is
at the top of the error bars (or another convenient location). Make the
series hidden (no marker and no lines) and assign custom labels to this
series.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"foilfencingandy" wrote in
message ...
I know there are some great chart labelling tools out there, but I decided
to
go it alone.... I can label a chart using a routine which reads a stats
report, and labels a,b or c or any combination of, depending on which
groups
are different from control. Works great. But, I'm using
xlLabelPositionAbove,
which sometimes plonks the labels on the error bars. I could use the
datalabel.top, but this is a bit rigid. How can I make the label position
a
bit more dynamic so that it relates to the position of the point, and
possibly the size of the error bar. How do I ask excel where a point is on
the graph? thanks muchly :-)