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Dates in Excel PivotCharts
Does anyone know why i can't change the date format on a pivotchart? Have 2
pivot charts running from the same source data - when i created them one automatically used data format for x axis of d-mm-yy and the other automatically used d/mm/yyyy. As they are both part of the same presentation this will look inconsistent, i have tried everyway i know to fix but nothing works. When you created a normal chart in excel (not pivot) the 'format axis' option has a 'numbers' tab, but in pivotcharts this option is not available. Be grateful for any feedback. |
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Do both charts have the same axis type? A category axis can be of Category
type, which would treat your dates as merely text labels, or of Time-Scale type, which would treat them as numerical date values. It's possible that one applies a different format from the other. You change the axis type using Chart Options on the Chart menu. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Lo" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why i can't change the date format on a pivotchart? Have 2 pivot charts running from the same source data - when i created them one automatically used data format for x axis of d-mm-yy and the other automatically used d/mm/yyyy. As they are both part of the same presentation this will look inconsistent, i have tried everyway i know to fix but nothing works. When you created a normal chart in excel (not pivot) the 'format axis' option has a 'numbers' tab, but in pivotcharts this option is not available. Be grateful for any feedback. |
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for your quick response. I've checked my charts and in both cases when in Chart Options the Axes tab is ticked on Category (X) axis, with Automatic selected. I've tried changing to Category but this makes no difference, and the Timescale option is greyed out so is unavailable? There seems to be a lot less options available in PivotCharts than there are when using a normal Chart in Excel. If you can think of anything else that'd be great. Thanks again for your help. "Jon Peltier" wrote: Do both charts have the same axis type? A category axis can be of Category type, which would treat your dates as merely text labels, or of Time-Scale type, which would treat them as numerical date values. It's possible that one applies a different format from the other. You change the axis type using Chart Options on the Chart menu. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Lo" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why i can't change the date format on a pivotchart? Have 2 pivot charts running from the same source data - when i created them one automatically used data format for x axis of d-mm-yy and the other automatically used d/mm/yyyy. As they are both part of the same presentation this will look inconsistent, i have tried everyway i know to fix but nothing works. When you created a normal chart in excel (not pivot) the 'format axis' option has a 'numbers' tab, but in pivotcharts this option is not available. Be grateful for any feedback. |
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You could make a regular chart from the pivot table. Select a blank cell
away from the pivot table and start the chart wizard. In Step 2, click on the Series tab, and add the series one at a time. The regular chart will not update the same way the pivot chart will, but it gives you much broader capabilities. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Lo" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, Thanks for your quick response. I've checked my charts and in both cases when in Chart Options the Axes tab is ticked on Category (X) axis, with Automatic selected. I've tried changing to Category but this makes no difference, and the Timescale option is greyed out so is unavailable? There seems to be a lot less options available in PivotCharts than there are when using a normal Chart in Excel. If you can think of anything else that'd be great. Thanks again for your help. "Jon Peltier" wrote: Do both charts have the same axis type? A category axis can be of Category type, which would treat your dates as merely text labels, or of Time-Scale type, which would treat them as numerical date values. It's possible that one applies a different format from the other. You change the axis type using Chart Options on the Chart menu. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Lo" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why i can't change the date format on a pivotchart? Have 2 pivot charts running from the same source data - when i created them one automatically used data format for x axis of d-mm-yy and the other automatically used d/mm/yyyy. As they are both part of the same presentation this will look inconsistent, i have tried everyway i know to fix but nothing works. When you created a normal chart in excel (not pivot) the 'format axis' option has a 'numbers' tab, but in pivotcharts this option is not available. Be grateful for any feedback. |
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Thanks for your help Jon I'll give that a go.
Cheers, Lorraine. "Jon Peltier" wrote: You could make a regular chart from the pivot table. Select a blank cell away from the pivot table and start the chart wizard. In Step 2, click on the Series tab, and add the series one at a time. The regular chart will not update the same way the pivot chart will, but it gives you much broader capabilities. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Lo" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, Thanks for your quick response. I've checked my charts and in both cases when in Chart Options the Axes tab is ticked on Category (X) axis, with Automatic selected. I've tried changing to Category but this makes no difference, and the Timescale option is greyed out so is unavailable? There seems to be a lot less options available in PivotCharts than there are when using a normal Chart in Excel. If you can think of anything else that'd be great. Thanks again for your help. "Jon Peltier" wrote: Do both charts have the same axis type? A category axis can be of Category type, which would treat your dates as merely text labels, or of Time-Scale type, which would treat them as numerical date values. It's possible that one applies a different format from the other. You change the axis type using Chart Options on the Chart menu. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Lo" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why i can't change the date format on a pivotchart? Have 2 pivot charts running from the same source data - when i created them one automatically used data format for x axis of d-mm-yy and the other automatically used d/mm/yyyy. As they are both part of the same presentation this will look inconsistent, i have tried everyway i know to fix but nothing works. When you created a normal chart in excel (not pivot) the 'format axis' option has a 'numbers' tab, but in pivotcharts this option is not available. Be grateful for any feedback. |
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