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multiple colors on area chart
I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent)
on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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multiple colors on area chart
Plot two series in a stacked area chart, one that has the value when the
chart shows red (and zero otherwise) and the other that has the value when the chart shows green (and zero otherwise). If the data points are close enough, you will not notice that the division between colored sections is not quite vertical. If you need to tweak the chart to make the transitions exactly vertical, you can accomplish this with an inserted data point at each transition. Here is the data before inserting the point: Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area slopes down from 125.30 on 1/31 to zero on 2/1. If I'm plotting only a two month set of data, this slope will be noticeable. Insert a point that duplicates one of the dates. In a line or area chart with a time scale axis, two values for the same date are plotted vertically aligned. Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 126.85 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area now drops from 126.85 to zero on 2/1. You can change the date of the transition to 1/31 if desired, if it seems to represent the timing of the drop more accurately, but you do have to pick an integral date, not the half date in between 1/31 and 2/1, because the time axis only recognizes the whole number days, not the hours (fractional days). - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent) on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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Jon,
Thanks for the info! The only problem I'm having now is making the recession bars (vertical) appear "behind" the area chart. My recession bar cover the color in the area. Any ideas? Thanks again! Roger "Jon Peltier" wrote: Plot two series in a stacked area chart, one that has the value when the chart shows red (and zero otherwise) and the other that has the value when the chart shows green (and zero otherwise). If the data points are close enough, you will not notice that the division between colored sections is not quite vertical. If you need to tweak the chart to make the transitions exactly vertical, you can accomplish this with an inserted data point at each transition. Here is the data before inserting the point: Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area slopes down from 125.30 on 1/31 to zero on 2/1. If I'm plotting only a two month set of data, this slope will be noticeable. Insert a point that duplicates one of the dates. In a line or area chart with a time scale axis, two values for the same date are plotted vertically aligned. Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 126.85 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area now drops from 126.85 to zero on 2/1. You can change the date of the transition to 1/31 if desired, if it seems to represent the timing of the drop more accurately, but you do have to pick an integral date, not the half date in between 1/31 and 2/1, because the time axis only recognizes the whole number days, not the hours (fractional days). - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent) on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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Are the recession bars also an area chart? If so, put them on the primary
axis and the other data on the secondary. Or plot the recession area series as stacked on the other data, such that it brings the total to whatever Ymax you need. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... Jon, Thanks for the info! The only problem I'm having now is making the recession bars (vertical) appear "behind" the area chart. My recession bar cover the color in the area. Any ideas? Thanks again! Roger "Jon Peltier" wrote: Plot two series in a stacked area chart, one that has the value when the chart shows red (and zero otherwise) and the other that has the value when the chart shows green (and zero otherwise). If the data points are close enough, you will not notice that the division between colored sections is not quite vertical. If you need to tweak the chart to make the transitions exactly vertical, you can accomplish this with an inserted data point at each transition. Here is the data before inserting the point: Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area slopes down from 125.30 on 1/31 to zero on 2/1. If I'm plotting only a two month set of data, this slope will be noticeable. Insert a point that duplicates one of the dates. In a line or area chart with a time scale axis, two values for the same date are plotted vertically aligned. Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 126.85 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area now drops from 126.85 to zero on 2/1. You can change the date of the transition to 1/31 if desired, if it seems to represent the timing of the drop more accurately, but you do have to pick an integral date, not the half date in between 1/31 and 2/1, because the time axis only recognizes the whole number days, not the hours (fractional days). - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent) on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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Hey John, thanks for your help!
The recession data is on the secondary axis with a chart type "columns." It is the only data on the secondary axis and I would prefer to keep it there.... I've changed the chart type of the recession data to column stacked, but to no avail. How do I plot the recession area series as stacked on the other data? and would that allow me to "hide" the recession bars behind the colored "area" of the primary axis data? (the primary axis data is charted as an "area" chart. Thanks again! "Jon Peltier" wrote: Are the recession bars also an area chart? If so, put them on the primary axis and the other data on the secondary. Or plot the recession area series as stacked on the other data, such that it brings the total to whatever Ymax you need. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... Jon, Thanks for the info! The only problem I'm having now is making the recession bars (vertical) appear "behind" the area chart. My recession bar cover the color in the area. Any ideas? Thanks again! Roger "Jon Peltier" wrote: Plot two series in a stacked area chart, one that has the value when the chart shows red (and zero otherwise) and the other that has the value when the chart shows green (and zero otherwise). If the data points are close enough, you will not notice that the division between colored sections is not quite vertical. If you need to tweak the chart to make the transitions exactly vertical, you can accomplish this with an inserted data point at each transition. Here is the data before inserting the point: Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area slopes down from 125.30 on 1/31 to zero on 2/1. If I'm plotting only a two month set of data, this slope will be noticeable. Insert a point that duplicates one of the dates. In a line or area chart with a time scale axis, two values for the same date are plotted vertically aligned. Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 126.85 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area now drops from 126.85 to zero on 2/1. You can change the date of the transition to 1/31 if desired, if it seems to represent the timing of the drop more accurately, but you do have to pick an integral date, not the half date in between 1/31 and 2/1, because the time axis only recognizes the whole number days, not the hours (fractional days). - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent) on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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Hi Roger,
I have examples showing how to do this with an Area/Stacked Column or with just Stacked Columns. I'll send you the file if you want and you can tell me which one works for you and I'll give you all the steps if it's not obvious. Let me know. -- Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Roger" wrote: I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent) on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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If your recession data is plotted on the primary axis as another area series
stacked on the others, with a value of {Ymax - other value}, and using the duplicate points to get a vertical transition, it will work. I was actually doing this in a dummy file as I wrote the earlier response. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... Hey John, thanks for your help! The recession data is on the secondary axis with a chart type "columns." It is the only data on the secondary axis and I would prefer to keep it there.... I've changed the chart type of the recession data to column stacked, but to no avail. How do I plot the recession area series as stacked on the other data? and would that allow me to "hide" the recession bars behind the colored "area" of the primary axis data? (the primary axis data is charted as an "area" chart. Thanks again! "Jon Peltier" wrote: Are the recession bars also an area chart? If so, put them on the primary axis and the other data on the secondary. Or plot the recession area series as stacked on the other data, such that it brings the total to whatever Ymax you need. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... Jon, Thanks for the info! The only problem I'm having now is making the recession bars (vertical) appear "behind" the area chart. My recession bar cover the color in the area. Any ideas? Thanks again! Roger "Jon Peltier" wrote: Plot two series in a stacked area chart, one that has the value when the chart shows red (and zero otherwise) and the other that has the value when the chart shows green (and zero otherwise). If the data points are close enough, you will not notice that the division between colored sections is not quite vertical. If you need to tweak the chart to make the transitions exactly vertical, you can accomplish this with an inserted data point at each transition. Here is the data before inserting the point: Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area slopes down from 125.30 on 1/31 to zero on 2/1. If I'm plotting only a two month set of data, this slope will be noticeable. Insert a point that duplicates one of the dates. In a line or area chart with a time scale axis, two values for the same date are plotted vertically aligned. Date All Red Green 1/30/07 125.86 125.86 0 1/31/07 125.30 125.30 0 2/1/07 126.85 126.85 0 2/1/07 126.85 0 126.85 2/2/07 129.17 0 129.17 The Red area now drops from 126.85 to zero on 2/1. You can change the date of the transition to 1/31 if desired, if it seems to represent the timing of the drop more accurately, but you do have to pick an integral date, not the half date in between 1/31 and 2/1, because the time axis only recognizes the whole number days, not the hours (fractional days). - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Roger" wrote in message ... I've designed a chart with dates (months) on the X axis and numbers (percent) on the Y axis. Currently, I am using the "Area" chart type which colors the entire area below the graph line as one solid color. I wish to have the color change from one color to another at certain points on the X axis. An example of something similar is found at the bottom of the linked page: http://gueriteadvisors.com/Strategy/indicators.cfm any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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