Using Excel 2003, I have a workbook with a master worksheet and an associated
line chart, also several derivative worksheets with associated individual
line charts. The other worksheets are all linked to their respective columns
on the master sheet so that as the master is periodically updated, the others
update automatically.
The problem is that currently empty cells on the master sheet are displayed
as zero's on the linked worksheets and subsequently plotted on their
individual respective charts. The zero's can be removed from both the linked
worksheets and their respective charts, but the empty plots remain.
The charts contain negative and positive values, so where the chart should
stop (no entry), as does the master chart, it in fact returns to zero
throughout the rest of the chart. Zero IS a valid entry IF it has been
entered on the master sheet.

Hi,

Use NA() in your formulas. So something like,

=IF(A1="",NA(),A1)

Cheers
Andy

Lee IT wrote:
Using Excel 2003, I have a workbook with a master worksheet and an associated
line chart, also several derivative worksheets with associated individual
line charts. The other worksheets are all linked to their respective columns
on the master sheet so that as the master is periodically updated, the others
update automatically.
The problem is that currently empty cells on the master sheet are displayed
as zero's on the linked worksheets and subsequently plotted on their
individual respective charts. The zero's can be removed from both the linked
worksheets and their respective charts, but the empty plots remain.
The charts contain negative and positive values, so where the chart should
stop (no entry), as does the master chart, it in fact returns to zero
throughout the rest of the chart. Zero IS a valid entry IF it has been
entered on the master sheet.

--

Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info

Hi again,

That solution was what I was looking for, thanks. However, I now have a new
problem.
I am creating a similar chart and getting the same problem, but with a
Divide by zero error. I have 3 tables, a formula in cells on the the third
divides values in the 1st and 2nd. Those cells that have no data as yet
return #DIV/0! in the 3rd which subsequently plot as zero on the chart (which
is dependant on table3).

The current formula is: =SUM(I29/(C29/8.75))

"Andy Pope" wrote:

Hi,

Use NA() in your formulas. So something like,

=IF(A1="",NA(),A1)

Cheers
Andy

Lee IT wrote:
Using Excel 2003, I have a workbook with a master worksheet and an associated
line chart, also several derivative worksheets with associated individual
line charts. The other worksheets are all linked to their respective columns
on the master sheet so that as the master is periodically updated, the others
update automatically.
The problem is that currently empty cells on the master sheet are displayed
as zero's on the linked worksheets and subsequently plotted on their
individual respective charts. The zero's can be removed from both the linked
worksheets and their respective charts, but the empty plots remain.
The charts contain negative and positive values, so where the chart should
stop (no entry), as does the master chart, it in fact returns to zero
throughout the rest of the chart. Zero IS a valid entry IF it has been
entered on the master sheet.

--

Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info

Hi,

One was is to check that c29 is not zero,
=IF(C29<0,SUM(I29/(C29/8.75)),NA())

Cheers
Andy

Lee IT wrote:
Hi again,

That solution was what I was looking for, thanks. However, I now have a new
problem.
I am creating a similar chart and getting the same problem, but with a
Divide by zero error. I have 3 tables, a formula in cells on the the third
divides values in the 1st and 2nd. Those cells that have no data as yet
return #DIV/0! in the 3rd which subsequently plot as zero on the chart (which
is dependant on table3).

The current formula is: =SUM(I29/(C29/8.75))

"Andy Pope" wrote:


Hi,

Use NA() in your formulas. So something like,

=IF(A1="",NA(),A1)

Cheers
Andy

Lee IT wrote:

Using Excel 2003, I have a workbook with a master worksheet and an associated
line chart, also several derivative worksheets with associated individual
line charts. The other worksheets are all linked to their respective columns
on the master sheet so that as the master is periodically updated, the others
update automatically.
The problem is that currently empty cells on the master sheet are displayed
as zero's on the linked worksheets and subsequently plotted on their
individual respective charts. The zero's can be removed from both the linked
worksheets and their respective charts, but the empty plots remain.
The charts contain negative and positive values, so where the chart should
stop (no entry), as does the master chart, it in fact returns to zero
throughout the rest of the chart. Zero IS a valid entry IF it has been
entered on the master sheet.

--

Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info


--

Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info