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Missing Data Options
I am trying to use Tools - Options - Chart. I want to use the "not Plotted" option. When I click on it my chart does not change. This happens after I've selected the chart and then trying to make these changes. What am I doing wrong? I want to create a chart that ignores missing data, and gives me a trend line based on the data I have. I've had my nose in my Excel "bible" but can't find the answer. I greatly appreciate any tips. Jim -- jimsmith888 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jimsmith888's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=23718 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=373951 |
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Jim -
If you have a formula in the cell that returns "", that is not missing data, that is a very short text string, and Excel treats it as zero. If you replace "" with NA(), you get an ugly #N/A error in the worksheet, but most chart types ignore it. Use conditional formatting to hide the error in the sheet: http://contextures.com/xlCondFormat03.html#Errors - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ jimsmith888 wrote: I am trying to use Tools - Options - Chart. I want to use the "not Plotted" option. When I click on it my chart does not change. This happens after I've selected the chart and then trying to make these changes. What am I doing wrong? I want to create a chart that ignores missing data, and gives me a trend line based on the data I have. I've had my nose in my Excel "bible" but can't find the answer. I greatly appreciate any tips. Jim |
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