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How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
Folks
A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet |
How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
Hi,
Right-click anywhere in the plot/graph area -- "Source Data" -- click on the "Series" Tab and manually change the column labels in the ranges (letters such as "A", "B"..) for "X Values" and "Y Values" (for eample, if X-Values is Sheet1!$A$2:$A$101, and Y-Values is Sheet1!$B$1:$a$101, changes the "A"s to "B"s and vice versa) -- "OK" Regards, B. R. Ramachandran "Janet T" wrote: Folks A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet |
How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
Hi,
Any chance your chart is a Line chart and not a xy scatter chart. Line charts have a categorical x axis so that property would not be applicable. Cheers Andy Janet T wrote: Folks A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
Hi Andy - No, its definitely an XY Scatter. Thanks Janet
"Andy Pope" wrote: Hi, Any chance your chart is a Line chart and not a xy scatter chart. Line charts have a categorical x axis so that property would not be applicable. Cheers Andy Janet T wrote: Folks A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
If the chart is embedded in the same worksheet as the data, you can select
the chart series, then notice where the colored rectangles are which denote the series' data. Drag the Purple (X Values) and Blue (Y Values) rectangles around the sheet to change the data range. It's best to drag one to a neutral (but not blank) location, because if the two rectangles are on top of one another, it's hard to keep track. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ "B. R.Ramachandran" wrote in message ... Hi, Right-click anywhere in the plot/graph area -- "Source Data" -- click on the "Series" Tab and manually change the column labels in the ranges (letters such as "A", "B"..) for "X Values" and "Y Values" (for eample, if X-Values is Sheet1!$A$2:$A$101, and Y-Values is Sheet1!$B$1:$a$101, changes the "A"s to "B"s and vice versa) -- "OK" Regards, B. R. Ramachandran "Janet T" wrote: Folks A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet |
How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
Jon
thank you very much. Any ideas why your .zip file didn't work? Regards Janet "Jon Peltier" wrote: If the chart is embedded in the same worksheet as the data, you can select the chart series, then notice where the colored rectangles are which denote the series' data. Drag the Purple (X Values) and Blue (Y Values) rectangles around the sheet to change the data range. It's best to drag one to a neutral (but not blank) location, because if the two rectangles are on top of one another, it's hard to keep track. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ "B. R.Ramachandran" wrote in message ... Hi, Right-click anywhere in the plot/graph area -- "Source Data" -- click on the "Series" Tab and manually change the column labels in the ranges (letters such as "A", "B"..) for "X Values" and "Y Values" (for eample, if X-Values is Sheet1!$A$2:$A$101, and Y-Values is Sheet1!$B$1:$a$101, changes the "A"s to "B"s and vice versa) -- "OK" Regards, B. R. Ramachandran "Janet T" wrote: Folks A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet |
How do I swap X & Y Axes on a Chart
I don't know why it didn't work. I've only rarely had it happen, but
sometimes others have had a problem. It could be some irregularity in the source data range, or some additional bulleproofing I would have included if it were a commercial package. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ "Janet T" wrote in message ... Jon thank you very much. Any ideas why your .zip file didn't work? Regards Janet "Jon Peltier" wrote: If the chart is embedded in the same worksheet as the data, you can select the chart series, then notice where the colored rectangles are which denote the series' data. Drag the Purple (X Values) and Blue (Y Values) rectangles around the sheet to change the data range. It's best to drag one to a neutral (but not blank) location, because if the two rectangles are on top of one another, it's hard to keep track. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ "B. R.Ramachandran" wrote in message ... Hi, Right-click anywhere in the plot/graph area -- "Source Data" -- click on the "Series" Tab and manually change the column labels in the ranges (letters such as "A", "B"..) for "X Values" and "Y Values" (for eample, if X-Values is Sheet1!$A$2:$A$101, and Y-Values is Sheet1!$B$1:$a$101, changes the "A"s to "B"s and vice versa) -- "OK" Regards, B. R. Ramachandran "Janet T" wrote: Folks A colleague has created a chart but needs to swap the X & Y axes. I know this isn't as easy as it sounds, as I've been reading through lots of entries in this forum. I have found Jon Peltier's fantastic little .zip file (SwitchXYAxes.xls) however, when I try and run the "Active Chart - Switch X Y Axes" option I get a run time error "1004 unable to gt the MinimumScaleISAuto property of the Axis class". I'm now stuck as I know next to nothing about VBA. I would be really, really grateful if someone could come back with either an answer to swapping axes, or to get Jon's little macro running. Thanks a lot Janet |
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