O.k. today I am at my cleints place and I have looked a bit more into it. I
have checked last years databases and graphs appear to be o.k. for the first
half of the year (until July / August) while those covering the rest of the
year are skewed. They upgraded to Excel 2007 in June/July. This means, that
old, existing graphs were not changed, but what has changed is that when the
MASTER Sheet (= a template for entering data, which then automatically
creates a time vs value graph) is copied for recording data from a new
product batch, the x - and y - axis switch. Therefore, all graphs after July
/ August are skewed. This problem persists to this day, meaning that every
new worksheet that is created contains skewed graphs, making the problem
(=workload) bigger.
I can correct the problem manually in the following way:
1. right click on the graph
2. Click 'Select data'
3. Click 'Switch Row / Column'
4. Click 'Switch Row / Column' again
5. Correct the format of the x-axis to its original format
However, there are many graphs, and if I am unable to solve the problem, we
will have to ommit using graphs.
If you are able to provide me with an email address, I can send you one of
the files, and you can have a look whether the same thing happens on your
computer, and if so, work out what the problem is.
Johannes
"Jon Peltier" wrote:
What happened that made the chart switch? Did the client mess around with
it?
- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Johannes" wrote in message
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Jon, sorry for my long silence.
What you are describing is exactely what happens, i.e. that the values on
the x-axis (horizontal) become the values on the y-axis (vertical). This
obviously messes up the the graph.
Unfortunately I can't quite remember what manual changes I make to get the
graph back to the way it used to be (because this problem occurs not on my
computer but on my clients computer where I go only once a month or so). I
think I am changing the graph back by going into the 'Source Data' Menue,
and
then change the 'Series in' from Rows to Coloumns, or vice versa. I will
be
going to my client again on Monday, and after I have made the change, I
will
get back to you to tell you exactely what I do.
Johannes
"Jon Peltier" wrote:
I'm having trouble understanding "the x - axis becomes the y-axis". How
does
the chart change its appearance? What steps do you take to "change it
back"?
Are the values that were plotted on the horizontal axis now plotted on
the
vertical axis, and the values that were plotted on the vertical axis now
plotted on the horizontal axis? Do the axis titles switch positions? Does
a
(vertical) column chart become a (horizontal) bar chart?
- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Johannes" wrote in message
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Jon
I use very simple line (mostly) and bar charts. The time line (usually
dates, covering between a few weeks to one year) is shown on the x -
axis
and
the values, e.g. temperatures in a composting pile, are shown on the
y -
axis. The problem I am having is that the x - axis becomes the y-axis
and
vice versa, messingup the chart and making it useless. This happened
automatically when Excel 2007 was installed, and it still happens when
a
template (= worksheet established in Excel 2007) is copied within an
Excel
document to create a new worksheet for a new product batch.
I can manually switch the x- and y - axis back so that the graph look
o.k.
again, but this is a frustrating way of doing it, and there must be a
way
of
preventing this from happening.
Does this explain it better?
Johannes
"Jon Peltier" wrote:
What kind of chart are we talking about here? Do you mean the chart
converts
from horizontal bars to vertical or something like that? Or does the
actual
data switch in the series formulas?
- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Johannes" wrote in message
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I am managing a database of lab results for an external company. That
compnay
recently upgraded from Excel 2003 to Excel 2007, which resulted in
the
automatic swap of the x - and y - axis in all time - value graphs
that
are
inbeded in each worksheet of the database. I have labouriously
reversed
many
of the automatic changes, but still have a long way to go. However,
the
most
frustrating thing is that as soon as staff copy template worksheets,
in
which
the x - and y - axis have been corrected so that time is whown on
the
x -
axis and values on th y - axis, to enter data for a new product
batch,
the
x
- and y - axis revert back the wrong way round. Trying to deal with
this
problem caused by Excel 2007 has been one of the most frustrating
work
experiences I have had for a very long time. Any ideas of what might
help?
The other thing is that I can't try your suggestions striaght away,
as,
luckily, I don't have Excel 2007; I can only try things, when I am
working
on
my client's system.