I am trying to plot for the general (x, y) coordinated dataset.

For example,

Series A
(1, 50) (8, 90) (10, 300) (300, 500)

Series B
(3, 80) (400, 90)

Series C
(30, 80) (200, 120)

and so on.

The data is store on single worksheet

Series Name x coordinate y coordinate
A 1 50
A 8 90
A 10 300
A 300 500
B 3 80
B 400 90
C 30 80
C 200 120


I tried to plot the graph using Line graph, with 3 series each named A,
B, C,
set the values for each series with corresponding y's, and set the x
axis labels as the whole x coordinate range, but it doesn't work as I
wanted.

Any help on plotting a set of lines based on (x, y) coordinates?

Let's assume you date is in A1:C8. (A1 has the first "A", B1 has 1, C1 has
50)
1)Select B1:C4 (all the A-data) and make an XY chart. Please note XY charts
are used when plotting ordered pairs of numerical data.

2)Now select the B data (B5:C6) and use the Copy tool; Click the chart to
activate it; use the menu command Edit|Paste Special and specify in the
dialog New Series; X-category values in first column. Now we have two data
series.

3) Repeat step 2 with the C data.

4) You have a chart but the legend has Series 1, Series 2... and you might
want A, B, .... Right click the chart; open the Source Data dialog; open the
Series tag; and correct names (or cell references) for each series)

best wishes
Send me private email if more details needed and I will return a
screen-capture movie showing the steps.
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I am trying to plot for the general (x, y) coordinated dataset.

For example,

Series A
(1, 50) (8, 90) (10, 300) (300, 500)

Series B
(3, 80) (400, 90)

Series C
(30, 80) (200, 120)

and so on.

The data is store on single worksheet

Series Name x coordinate y coordinate
A 1 50
A 8 90
A 10 300
A 300 500
B 3 80
B 400 90
C 30 80
C 200 120


I tried to plot the graph using Line graph, with 3 series each named A,
B, C,
set the values for each series with corresponding y's, and set the x
axis labels as the whole x coordinate range, but it doesn't work as I
wanted.

Any help on plotting a set of lines based on (x, y) coordinates?