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Default Lines in chart when no data is present

According to the following link,
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...346081033.aspx

it states:
"By default, Excel does not plot a data point for an empty cell, which
causes a break in a data series. "

and even shows an example. Why does it not work for my data?

"ShaneDevenshire" wrote:

Hi RW,

I don't believe there is a straight forward way to do this.

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"RW" wrote:

I have found the trick to prevent 0's from showing in a chart when the data
is blank:

If(H2="",NA(),H2/F2)

However, the chart line extrapolates from the previous data point to the
next datapoint instead of showing a gap. I've looked at Tools-Options-Chart
and the Active Chart - Plot Empty Cells as "Not Plotted (leave gaps)" is
selected.

The data is being charted on a secondary Y axis if this makes a difference.
Please help. I need to have gaps.