First of all, at least the Y values must be numerical. You can apply a fake
axis with other labels after plotting the numbers:

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

Second, if you are making a line chart, if Excel doesn't detect a difference
between the two columns (to indicate that the left column is for category
labels), it plots them both as Y values for separate line series. One way to
make the columns different is to put a label over the second column, and
keep the cell over the first column blank.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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Ok, I've struggled with this far too long now.
And abandoned the task a number of times over the past year.
So, I'm going to ask you now.


I have two columns of data:

u a
v b
w c
x d
y e
z f
etc.

Where u to z, and a to f represent numbers.


I want to see a simple graph with one column representing the
X axis, and the other column, representing the Y axis.

And a line, showing the relationship between the two.

It should be simple right? Unfortunately, it hasn't.

I've tried to create a scatter graph with lines.
And a line graph.

But excel just doesn't want to cooperate.
It wants to make each column a separate line.
Not the axis.


What is the secret please? I'm using Excel 97.


Thanks a lot!