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I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the
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Format the data series setting the gap width.
-- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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You can't set the widths of the individual columns. All have to have the
same width. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Wigi" wrote in message ... Format the data series setting the gap width. -- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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I am not setting the width of individual columns, every column is very
narrow, and I tried adjusting the gaps, but that did not help, it moved the columns closer together but did not make the columns wider. "Jon Peltier" wrote: You can't set the widths of the individual columns. All have to have the same width. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Wigi" wrote in message ... Format the data series setting the gap width. -- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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How far apart are the columns? Is it weekly data on a date scale axis?
- Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Jeff" wrote in message ... I am not setting the width of individual columns, every column is very narrow, and I tried adjusting the gaps, but that did not help, it moved the columns closer together but did not make the columns wider. "Jon Peltier" wrote: You can't set the widths of the individual columns. All have to have the same width. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Wigi" wrote in message ... Format the data series setting the gap width. -- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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Jon,
I changed the type of chart, from a 3-D to a 2-D, and now when I set the gap it modified the width of the colums, so I have this problem fixed for now. You might be able to answer another question. I am trying to graph two cash flow streams over a 20 year period. I also want to compare this against the cumulative cost, but I would like the annual amounts plotted in columns, and the cumulaitve plotted with a line graph against a different axis. Do you have suggestions? "Jon Peltier" wrote: How far apart are the columns? Is it weekly data on a date scale axis? - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Jeff" wrote in message ... I am not setting the width of individual columns, every column is very narrow, and I tried adjusting the gaps, but that did not help, it moved the columns closer together but did not make the columns wider. "Jon Peltier" wrote: You can't set the widths of the individual columns. All have to have the same width. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Wigi" wrote in message ... Format the data series setting the gap width. -- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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I changed the type of chart, from a 3-D to a 2-D
Aha. Don't use 3D chart types. They are less flexible that 2D types, and what's more, they can be deceptive. Re your second question. Charts with dual axes can also be deceptive. If you were to proceed anyway, make a chart with two series, as a column chart. Right click the cumulative series, choose the chart type command, and change it to a line type (you could have started with a line chart and changed the annual amounts to a column, doesn't matter). Then right click the cumulative series, choose the Format command, and change it to the secondary axis. Your specific data is probably going to be hard to misrepresent in a dual axis chart. For some data sets, a less unclear, less deceptive approach would be to simply make two charts, or make a panel chart: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...venScales.html - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Jeff" wrote in message ... Jon, I changed the type of chart, from a 3-D to a 2-D, and now when I set the gap it modified the width of the colums, so I have this problem fixed for now. You might be able to answer another question. I am trying to graph two cash flow streams over a 20 year period. I also want to compare this against the cumulative cost, but I would like the annual amounts plotted in columns, and the cumulaitve plotted with a line graph against a different axis. Do you have suggestions? "Jon Peltier" wrote: How far apart are the columns? Is it weekly data on a date scale axis? - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Jeff" wrote in message ... I am not setting the width of individual columns, every column is very narrow, and I tried adjusting the gaps, but that did not help, it moved the columns closer together but did not make the columns wider. "Jon Peltier" wrote: You can't set the widths of the individual columns. All have to have the same width. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Wigi" wrote in message ... Format the data series setting the gap width. -- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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Jon,
you have been a big help. I have never even heard of Panel Charting, I checked out your website, and you have a ton of information there. I don't do a lot of charting, but I do a lot of detailed spreadsheet work. I will take a look at the information you have on your spreadsheet and get back to you if I have additioanal questions. Jeff "Jon Peltier" wrote: I changed the type of chart, from a 3-D to a 2-D Aha. Don't use 3D chart types. They are less flexible that 2D types, and what's more, they can be deceptive. Re your second question. Charts with dual axes can also be deceptive. If you were to proceed anyway, make a chart with two series, as a column chart. Right click the cumulative series, choose the chart type command, and change it to a line type (you could have started with a line chart and changed the annual amounts to a column, doesn't matter). Then right click the cumulative series, choose the Format command, and change it to the secondary axis. Your specific data is probably going to be hard to misrepresent in a dual axis chart. For some data sets, a less unclear, less deceptive approach would be to simply make two charts, or make a panel chart: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...venScales.html - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Jeff" wrote in message ... Jon, I changed the type of chart, from a 3-D to a 2-D, and now when I set the gap it modified the width of the colums, so I have this problem fixed for now. You might be able to answer another question. I am trying to graph two cash flow streams over a 20 year period. I also want to compare this against the cumulative cost, but I would like the annual amounts plotted in columns, and the cumulaitve plotted with a line graph against a different axis. Do you have suggestions? "Jon Peltier" wrote: How far apart are the columns? Is it weekly data on a date scale axis? - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Jeff" wrote in message ... I am not setting the width of individual columns, every column is very narrow, and I tried adjusting the gaps, but that did not help, it moved the columns closer together but did not make the columns wider. "Jon Peltier" wrote: You can't set the widths of the individual columns. All have to have the same width. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Wigi" wrote in message ... Format the data series setting the gap width. -- Wigi http://www.wimgielis.be = Excel/VBA, soccer and music "Jeff" wrote: I have a colum chart in Excel and I can't seem to set the width of the individual columns? |
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