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Multiple series in a scatter chart
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A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Multiple series in a scatter chart
Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses
numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Multiple series in a scatter chart
Hi Jon,
The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the £ values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? THanks -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Multiple series in a scatter chart
In a chart, a "series" is a set of points that go together, which are
defined by X values or category labels and by Y values. Do you want the A-B-C labels to appear in the legend? If so, it gets complicated, because you will need to plot chart series of one point each, with the label as the series name, and your data does not have a standard configuration. However, if you just want to label each point with these labels, you can plot a single series with the percents and pounds, then use one of these utilities to add the labels: Rob Bovey's Chart Labeler, http://appspro.com John Walkenbach's Chart Tools, http://j-walk.com - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the £ values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? THanks -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Multiple series in a scatter chart
That is the problem, wanting each of the data points labelled. I'll give the
utilities a try. Thanks! -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: In a chart, a "series" is a set of points that go together, which are defined by X values or category labels and by Y values. Do you want the A-B-C labels to appear in the legend? If so, it gets complicated, because you will need to plot chart series of one point each, with the label as the series name, and your data does not have a standard configuration. However, if you just want to label each point with these labels, you can plot a single series with the percents and pounds, then use one of these utilities to add the labels: Rob Bovey's Chart Labeler, http://appspro.com John Walkenbach's Chart Tools, http://j-walk.com - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the £ values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? THanks -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Multiple series in a scatter chart
Yes, if you are saying that there is one pont in each series, Excel will be
able to plot the points that way. It may well be that it can't readily be forced into doing that in one go from the Chart wizard (but Jon will know how if anyone does). If the wizard starts with a different set of assumptions, you can subsequently change it through the Series tab under the "Source Data" option, but (as you say) it will take some time if you have to do it for each series individually. -- David Biddulph "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the £ values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? "Jon Peltier" wrote: Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Multiple series in a scatter chart
I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point
per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... Yes, if you are saying that there is one pont in each series, Excel will be able to plot the points that way. It may well be that it can't readily be forced into doing that in one go from the Chart wizard (but Jon will know how if anyone does). If the wizard starts with a different set of assumptions, you can subsequently change it through the Series tab under the "Source Data" option, but (as you say) it will take some time if you have to do it for each series individually. -- David Biddulph "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the £ values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? "Jon Peltier" wrote: Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% £20,000 B 15% £15,000 C 12.5% £16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv |
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Source data for multiple series in scatter chart
Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample:
Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart 20-Sep-07 I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... Previous Posts In This Thread: On 20 September 2007 05:28 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% ??20,000 B 15% ??15,000 C 12.5% ??16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv On 20 September 2007 07:40 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 07:50 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the ?? values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? THanks -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: On 20 September 2007 08:00 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart In a chart, a "series" is a set of points that go together, which are defined by X values or category labels and by Y values. Do you want the A-B-C labels to appear in the legend? If so, it gets complicated, because you will need to plot chart series of one point each, with the label as the series name, and your data does not have a standard configuration. However, if you just want to label each point with these labels, you can plot a single series with the percents and pounds, then use one of these utilities to add the labels: Rob Bovey's Chart Labeler, http://appspro.com John Walkenbach's Chart Tools, http://j-walk.com - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 08:16 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart That is the problem, wanting each of the data points labelled. I'll give the utilities a try. Thanks! -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: On 20 September 2007 08:28 David Biddulph wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Yes, if you are saying that there is one pont in each series, Excel will be able to plot the points that way. It may well be that it can't readily be forced into doing that in one go from the Chart wizard (but Jon will know how if anyone does). If the wizard starts with a different set of assumptions, you can subsequently change it through the Series tab under the "Source Data" option, but (as you say) it will take some time if you have to do it for each series individually. -- David Biddulph "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 09:03 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice How to hold a successful meeting http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...uccessful.aspx |
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Source data for multiple series in scatter chart
Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample:
Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart 20-Sep-07 I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... Previous Posts In This Thread: On 20 September 2007 05:28 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% ??20,000 B 15% ??15,000 C 12.5% ??16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv On 20 September 2007 07:40 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 07:50 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the ?? values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? THanks -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: On 20 September 2007 08:00 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart In a chart, a "series" is a set of points that go together, which are defined by X values or category labels and by Y values. Do you want the A-B-C labels to appear in the legend? If so, it gets complicated, because you will need to plot chart series of one point each, with the label as the series name, and your data does not have a standard configuration. However, if you just want to label each point with these labels, you can plot a single series with the percents and pounds, then use one of these utilities to add the labels: Rob Bovey's Chart Labeler, http://appspro.com John Walkenbach's Chart Tools, http://j-walk.com - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 08:16 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart That is the problem, wanting each of the data points labelled. I'll give the utilities a try. Thanks! -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: On 20 September 2007 08:28 David Biddulph wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Yes, if you are saying that there is one pont in each series, Excel will be able to plot the points that way. It may well be that it can't readily be forced into doing that in one go from the Chart wizard (but Jon will know how if anyone does). If the wizard starts with a different set of assumptions, you can subsequently change it through the Series tab under the "Source Data" option, but (as you say) it will take some time if you have to do it for each series individually. -- David Biddulph "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 09:03 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... On 15 October 2009 10:39 kolkova wrote: Source data for multiple series in scatter chart Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample: Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! 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Source data for multiple series in scatter chart
Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample:
Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart 20-Sep-07 I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... Previous Posts In This Thread: On 20 September 2007 05:28 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% ??20,000 B 15% ??15,000 C 12.5% ??16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks -- Viv On 20 September 2007 07:40 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Each chart series needs X and Y values, and an XY (Scatter) chart uses numerical data for each. You've only provided enough data for one series, unless the A-B-C is intended to be used as the X values for two series, in which case you should use a line chart (the XY will replace text by counting numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.). You will also need to take measures to show both percentages and thousands of pounds on the same chart, probably by plotting one of these on the secondary axis. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 07:50 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi Jon, The percentage figures are intended to be the x series and the ?? values the y series. A, B, C and the headings of each series, so this should be enough data shouldn't it? THanks -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: On 20 September 2007 08:00 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart In a chart, a "series" is a set of points that go together, which are defined by X values or category labels and by Y values. Do you want the A-B-C labels to appear in the legend? If so, it gets complicated, because you will need to plot chart series of one point each, with the label as the series name, and your data does not have a standard configuration. However, if you just want to label each point with these labels, you can plot a single series with the percents and pounds, then use one of these utilities to add the labels: Rob Bovey's Chart Labeler, http://appspro.com John Walkenbach's Chart Tools, http://j-walk.com - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 08:16 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart That is the problem, wanting each of the data points labelled. I'll give the utilities a try. Thanks! -- Viv "Jon Peltier" wrote: On 20 September 2007 08:28 David Biddulph wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Yes, if you are saying that there is one pont in each series, Excel will be able to plot the points that way. It may well be that it can't readily be forced into doing that in one go from the Chart wizard (but Jon will know how if anyone does). If the wizard starts with a different set of assumptions, you can subsequently change it through the Series tab under the "Source Data" option, but (as you say) it will take some time if you have to do it for each series individually. -- David Biddulph "Viv" wrote in message ... On 20 September 2007 09:03 Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... On 15 October 2009 10:39 kolkova wrote: Source data for multiple series in scatter chart Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample: Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! On 15 October 2009 10:41 kolkova wrote: Source data for multiple series in scatter chart Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample: Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice DataReaders, DataSets and Performance http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...asets-and.aspx |
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Do you really need 100 series? If your data is like this, three columns,
make an XY chart with the second and third columns, then use Rob Bovey's Chart Labeler add-in (http://appspro.com) to apply the labels in the first column to the points. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier Peltier Technical Services, Inc. http://peltiertech.com/ kolkova wrote: Hi, I've been struggling with a similar issue. I've created an xy scatter chart which has over 100 series. A sample: Series Name X Value Y Value Mark 1 2 John 3 1 Matt 4 2 etc etc In "source data" excel does not automatically picks u the "x value" and "y value" from the correct cell. How can I point it to the right place without having to change this manually for each of the 100 series? Thanks! Jon Peltier wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart 20-Sep-07 I've written short VBA procedures that will create a chart with one point per series (google for my name and sthg like "onepointperseries"), but these charts lose their effectiveness as the number of series exceeds a dozen. To eliminate the user having to go back and forth between the chart and the legend to decipher the markers and colors, you add labels, and if you do this, you may as well make a single series with labels. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... Previous Posts In This Thread: On 20 September 2007 05:28 Vi wrote: Multiple series in a scatter chart Hi, A colleague of mine is trying to set up a scatter graph with multiple series as follows: A 10% ??20,000 B 15% ??15,000 C 12.5% ??16,000 etc.... He wants the scatter graph to have a key for each series. I can't find a way of doing this by selecting a data range. I've been able to do this by adding each series individually, but as there are a large number of series this will take some time. Has anyone got any suggestions? I hate it when Excel beats me! Thanks |
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