How can I had text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and having to
move it around whenever the charts change?

That would be........how can I "add" text etc.

"Randy" wrote:

How can I had text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and having to
move it around whenever the charts change?

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, in microsoft.public.excel.charting,
Randy said:
How can I add text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and
having to move it around whenever the charts change?

Try this:

http://processtrends.com/pg_charts_t...ith_events.htm

The example given is a scatter chart, but you can combine a scatter
series with a bar series with a bit of adjustment for the scales.

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You can add data labels to a series of points, or a data label to a single
point.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
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"Randy" wrote in message
...
That would be........how can I "add" text etc.

"Randy" wrote:

How can I had text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and
having to
move it around whenever the charts change?

Thanks for the response. A better description might change the answer. I
have vertical bars with labels at the top. That I need to keep the way it is.
What I'm hoping to do is to add text (vertically) so that it appears within
the bar itself.

Regards,
Randy

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You can add data labels to a series of points, or a data label to a single
point.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Randy" wrote in message
...
That would be........how can I "add" text etc.

"Randy" wrote:

How can I had text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and
having to
move it around whenever the charts change?

You need two sets of labels. Add a line chart series with the original
column chart data, and apply labels to this series (position above the
points) and hide the series (no lines, no markers). Then use labels in the
center of the columns, and format appropriately.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Randy" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the response. A better description might change the answer. I
have vertical bars with labels at the top. That I need to keep the way it
is.
What I'm hoping to do is to add text (vertically) so that it appears
within
the bar itself.

Regards,
Randy

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You can add data labels to a series of points, or a data label to a
single
point.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Randy" wrote in message
...
That would be........how can I "add" text etc.

"Randy" wrote:

How can I had text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and
having to
move it around whenever the charts change?

Thank you for the response. This will work!!



"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You need two sets of labels. Add a line chart series with the original
column chart data, and apply labels to this series (position above the
points) and hide the series (no lines, no markers). Then use labels in the
center of the columns, and format appropriately.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Randy" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the response. A better description might change the answer. I
have vertical bars with labels at the top. That I need to keep the way it
is.
What I'm hoping to do is to add text (vertically) so that it appears
within
the bar itself.

Regards,
Randy

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You can add data labels to a series of points, or a data label to a
single
point.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Randy" wrote in message
...
That would be........how can I "add" text etc.

"Randy" wrote:

How can I had text inside a bar chart without adding a text box and
having to
move it around whenever the charts change?