Is it possible to format a portion of the plot area in a chart? For example,
if the vertical axis goes from 0 to 2, I want to be able to have the area
above 1 to be one color and the area below 1 to be a different color.

Hi,

Suppose your data looks like the first 2 columns below ( I realize your
numbers are between 0 and 2:

Month Values V1
Jan 82 50
Feb 74 50
Mar 3 50
Apr 79 50
May 70 50
Jun 1 50
Jul 65 50
Aug 91 50
Sep 86 50
Oct 35 50
Nov 49 50
Dec 76 50

1. In the third column enter a set of 1's instead of my 50's.
2. Plot the whole range as a line chart for example.
3. Select the 1's series and choose Chart, Chart Type and change to an area
chart.
4. Format the backgound of the Plot area one color and you 1's area another
color.
5. Depending on the type of chart you may need to double click the x-axis
and choose the Scale tab and uncheck Value (Y) axis crosses between
categories.

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Bob" wrote:

Is it possible to format a portion of the plot area in a chart? For example,
if the vertical axis goes from 0 to 2, I want to be able to have the area
above 1 to be one color and the area below 1 to be a different color.