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Loss of formatting in chart data tables
When an Excel sheet containing a chart is copied to a new book, leaving it's
data behind, the chart retains the data values and data point values continue to be displayed with the original formatting. Unfortunately values in a data table loose their formatting, so what appeared as 78% in the original data t able, now appears as 0.78956302 Is there a method of formatiing a data table without having to have the original source data in the same workbook? Excel 2003 |
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Loss of formatting in chart data tables
Data tables are really limited, and this is only a small part of their
limitation. If you use an embedded chart, the best alternative is to build a table in a range of cells adjacent to the chart, which allows full formatting as well as the ability to include and exclude data from the table at will. If you use a chart sheet, the best alternative is to use the camera tool to take a dynamic picture of a specially designed table, and place it on the chart sheet. The camera tool can be added to any convenient toolbar as follows: Go to View menu Toolbars Customize, click on the Commands tab, select Tools from the Categories list on the left, and scroll down in the right list until you see the Camera tool; drag this icon to the toolbar. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ "John Richmond, Watford UK" wrote in message ... When an Excel sheet containing a chart is copied to a new book, leaving it's data behind, the chart retains the data values and data point values continue to be displayed with the original formatting. Unfortunately values in a data table loose their formatting, so what appeared as 78% in the original data t able, now appears as 0.78956302 Is there a method of formatiing a data table without having to have the original source data in the same workbook? Excel 2003 |
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Loss of formatting in chart data tables
For an alternative to Data Tables, see
Custom Chart Table http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ne...able/index.htm -- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... When an Excel sheet containing a chart is copied to a new book, leaving it's data behind, the chart retains the data values and data point values continue to be displayed with the original formatting. Unfortunately values in a data table loose their formatting, so what appeared as 78% in the original data t able, now appears as 0.78956302 Is there a method of formatiing a data table without having to have the original source data in the same workbook? Excel 2003 |
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