Mike -

Select the data in the first area, then hold the CTRL key while
selecting the data in any subsequent areas, then launch the chart wizard.

You can also do the CTRL key thing when selecting a range in the Data
Range tab of the Source Data dialog (step 2 of the Wizard).

- Jon
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MikeJ wrote:

In a large spreadsheet how do I keep the first column, skip the next 10
columns, include the last 10 columns while creating a chart? I prefer not to
Hide the data in the spreadsheet. The chart is not embedded in the sheet.