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error bars display
I am plotting graphs with custom error bars in Excel 2003. If I change the
size of the error bars (by changing the cells that the custom error bars refer to), the error bar patterns sometimes, but not always, change by themselves. For example, I normally set the error bars to medium line thickness and with a cap on the ends, but when I change the source data for the error bars, some of them change to a different line thickness and/or no cap on the ends. They are not even consistent within the same series. About 2-5 out of 12 error bars in each graph (not always the same 2-5) get changed each time. I know how to change the error bar settings, but it's a pain having to change them back all the time when Excel changes them by itself. Have I missed a setting somewhere - does Excel automatically change the error bar pattern depending on the size of the error bar? Is there a way to turn this off? Or is it a bug in the program? Thanks. |
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This happens to me too. I just shrug and fix the error bars. It may be my
imagination, but it seems that if the last thing I do when formatting the error bars is select the icon for end cap or no end cap, the format is more durable. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Amy" wrote in message ... I am plotting graphs with custom error bars in Excel 2003. If I change the size of the error bars (by changing the cells that the custom error bars refer to), the error bar patterns sometimes, but not always, change by themselves. For example, I normally set the error bars to medium line thickness and with a cap on the ends, but when I change the source data for the error bars, some of them change to a different line thickness and/or no cap on the ends. They are not even consistent within the same series. About 2-5 out of 12 error bars in each graph (not always the same 2-5) get changed each time. I know how to change the error bar settings, but it's a pain having to change them back all the time when Excel changes them by itself. Have I missed a setting somewhere - does Excel automatically change the error bar pattern depending on the size of the error bar? Is there a way to turn this off? Or is it a bug in the program? Thanks. |
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