Where there are zeros (or blanks) insert =NA()
This will display as #N/A and will be ignored by the chart engine
Not pretty on your report? Use conditional formatting to hide the N/a
Formula is =ISNA(A1)... format to make cell font colour match cell
background colour
best wishes
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Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
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"Patti" wrote in message
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my line keeps bouncing back to zero instead of showing a gap