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Barb Reinhardt
 
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You might want to check the data series to see what you have defined for the
X and Y axes. You should get what you want using the XY chart.

"maryj" wrote in message
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I guess I'm confusing myself, too :) It is an XY Scatter. The data source
identifies the correct range to be used for the X axis, but the labels for
the x axis, shows different numbers, ie. 0, 5000, etc. He wants the same
values to display as the X axis labels as the values in the data range -
16000, 8000, etc. Using a Line chart, he gets the x axis labels he wants,

but
not, as you mentioned, the correct interval spacing. The XY chart, gives

the
interval spacing but not the correct x axis labels. Hope that makes sense.

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote:

I guess I'm confused. With an XY Scatter chart, you can get this.

Are
each individual X value you listed the same distance apart now? If they
are, it's probably set up as a LINE chart.


"maryj" wrote in message
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The part he doesn't get is the spacing between the values on the x

axis.
Since there is a larger decrease from 16000 to 8000 than between 250

and
125,
he would like the values 250 and 125 to appear closer together on the

x
axis
than 16000 and 8000 appear.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Mary -

What part of it can't he get with a scatter chart? You can format

the
series to look like a line chart series by selecting the option with
connecting lines, or by double clicking the series to reformat it.

- Jon
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maryj wrote:

We've been going back and forth between the XY and Line. It seems

like
he can
get part of what he wants with each of them but neither give him

all
that he
wants. I'm beginning to think that it can't be done, but just

wanted
to pick
the brains of all you charting gurus.

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote:


I wonder if he's trying to create a LINE chart rather than an XY

Scatter
chart.

Barb Reinhardt

"maryj" wrote in message
...

I have a client trying to create an XY scatter chart. The values

for
the X
axis a 16000, 8000, 4000, 2000, 1000, 500, 250 and 125. They

are

numbers,

not text. He would like these values to be displayed in relation

to
the
amount between the different values. For example, 16000 and 8000

should

have

more space between them than 250 and 125. Is there a way to do

this?
--
maryj