Disappearing scales on bar charts with multiple series
I am trying to create a bar chart with multiple series in Excel 2003. I have
x and y data, but the x-axis has to be the same for all series or it takes the x-values of the last series created. My problem is not the scale. It is getting two series to appear independent of each other. Using bar charts forces a comparison of the two series, but I simply need to plot data for each series. Should I be using a different chart type? If so, what is it? -- Thanks, Patrick |
Disappearing scales on bar charts with multiple series
Hi,
If you have true x and y data maybe you should be plotting an x and y chart. You can format the series so only markers are shown and remove the connecting line. If you need a column chart then perhaps staggering the data may help. For example the first series is in column A rows 1 to 10 and the second series is in column B for rows 11 to 20. Highlight range A1:B20 and chart that. Cheers Andy Patrick wrote: I am trying to create a bar chart with multiple series in Excel 2003. I have x and y data, but the x-axis has to be the same for all series or it takes the x-values of the last series created. My problem is not the scale. It is getting two series to appear independent of each other. Using bar charts forces a comparison of the two series, but I simply need to plot data for each series. Should I be using a different chart type? If so, what is it? -- Thanks, Patrick -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
Disappearing scales on bar charts with multiple series
Thanks Andy. The solution that you stated in your second paragraph did the
trick. I figured it out late morning. Thanks again for responding. -- Patrick "Andy Pope" wrote: Hi, If you have true x and y data maybe you should be plotting an x and y chart. You can format the series so only markers are shown and remove the connecting line. If you need a column chart then perhaps staggering the data may help. For example the first series is in column A rows 1 to 10 and the second series is in column B for rows 11 to 20. Highlight range A1:B20 and chart that. Cheers Andy Patrick wrote: I am trying to create a bar chart with multiple series in Excel 2003. I have x and y data, but the x-axis has to be the same for all series or it takes the x-values of the last series created. My problem is not the scale. It is getting two series to appear independent of each other. Using bar charts forces a comparison of the two series, but I simply need to plot data for each series. Should I be using a different chart type? If so, what is it? -- Thanks, Patrick -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
Disappearing scales on bar charts with multiple series
Thanks for letting us know :)
Patrick wrote: Thanks Andy. The solution that you stated in your second paragraph did the trick. I figured it out late morning. Thanks again for responding. -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
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