Data tables can mess up your chart. If there's little enough data to make a
data table legible, you have to ask yourself whether you even need a chart.
And in any case, you need to ask whether the data table itself is really
necessary, or could you use a standalone table in the cells near the chart.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
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Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
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"aimee209" wrote in message
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When I create a column chart, on the x-axis I have dates (30-Sep-04,
30-Sep-05 and 30-Sep-06) that repeat. (It's a double x axis where I have
different office codes and the dates are shown for each office). When I
first create it, the dates display nicely in a vertical orientation.
However, when I add in the data table, it turns the dates all horizontal
and
cuts them off (all I see then is the 30-S). Any help on how to fix this?
Thank you