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Okay I've seen this subject line in several postings but this may or may not
be a bit different. I'd like to create a line graph of my monthly expenses. I have an expense worksheet for each month and a workbook for each year. How can I plot one value for each month (my monthly expenditures) in a line graph with one line representing the entire year and 1 point plotted for each months value totaling 12 points? I've tried to do this using a seperate series for each month's value but I keep getting all twelve values plotted but only one value in the x-axis. I'd like to have each month on the x-axis. Any suggestions? |
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- Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "emilehanson" wrote in message ... Okay I've seen this subject line in several postings but this may or may not be a bit different. I'd like to create a line graph of my monthly expenses. I have an expense worksheet for each month and a workbook for each year. How can I plot one value for each month (my monthly expenditures) in a line graph with one line representing the entire year and 1 point plotted for each months value totaling 12 points? I've tried to do this using a seperate series for each month's value but I keep getting all twelve values plotted but only one value in the x-axis. I'd like to have each month on the x-axis. Any suggestions? |
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I found the format for the series formula on the link you sent me in your
response. However my Y values are not a range of cells on the same sheet. Each Y value in the series is on a seperate worksheet. Is it possible to use data points for my Y values from different sheets but all values are in the same series? Let's say I'd like to use a string of 12 data points on my Y axis but each data point is located on a seperate page. I'm looking for a way to do this without having to create a summary page. "Jon Peltier" wrote: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...iffSheets.html - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "emilehanson" wrote in message ... Okay I've seen this subject line in several postings but this may or may not be a bit different. I'd like to create a line graph of my monthly expenses. I have an expense worksheet for each month and a workbook for each year. How can I plot one value for each month (my monthly expenditures) in a line graph with one line representing the entire year and 1 point plotted for each months value totaling 12 points? I've tried to do this using a seperate series for each month's value but I keep getting all twelve values plotted but only one value in the x-axis. I'd like to have each month on the x-axis. Any suggestions? |
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I would strongly recommend pulling the series data together on a worksheet,
then the chart plotting is easy. As Jon said in another thread earlier today: "I always tell people to spend five minutes with their data, it will save five hours of frustration." -- David Biddulph "emilehanson" wrote in message ... I found the format for the series formula on the link you sent me in your response. However my Y values are not a range of cells on the same sheet. Each Y value in the series is on a seperate worksheet. Is it possible to use data points for my Y values from different sheets but all values are in the same series? Let's say I'd like to use a string of 12 data points on my Y axis but each data point is located on a seperate page. I'm looking for a way to do this without having to create a summary page. "Jon Peltier" wrote: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...iffSheets.html - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "emilehanson" wrote in message ... Okay I've seen this subject line in several postings but this may or may not be a bit different. I'd like to create a line graph of my monthly expenses. I have an expense worksheet for each month and a workbook for each year. How can I plot one value for each month (my monthly expenditures) in a line graph with one line representing the entire year and 1 point plotted for each months value totaling 12 points? I've tried to do this using a seperate series for each month's value but I keep getting all twelve values plotted but only one value in the x-axis. I'd like to have each month on the x-axis. Any suggestions? |
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As my article states, you need the summary page. You cannot spread Y values
for a series across multiple sheets. I know you're looking for just that, you've stated it twice, and it won't happen. A summary sheet may seem like a problem, but it's nice to get your data in a place where you can see it all at once. The extra sheet will not cost any additional money or hard drive space, either. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "emilehanson" wrote in message ... I found the format for the series formula on the link you sent me in your response. However my Y values are not a range of cells on the same sheet. Each Y value in the series is on a seperate worksheet. Is it possible to use data points for my Y values from different sheets but all values are in the same series? Let's say I'd like to use a string of 12 data points on my Y axis but each data point is located on a seperate page. I'm looking for a way to do this without having to create a summary page. "Jon Peltier" wrote: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...iffSheets.html - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "emilehanson" wrote in message ... Okay I've seen this subject line in several postings but this may or may not be a bit different. I'd like to create a line graph of my monthly expenses. I have an expense worksheet for each month and a workbook for each year. How can I plot one value for each month (my monthly expenditures) in a line graph with one line representing the entire year and 1 point plotted for each months value totaling 12 points? I've tried to do this using a seperate series for each month's value but I keep getting all twelve values plotted but only one value in the x-axis. I'd like to have each month on the x-axis. Any suggestions? |
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