Has anyone any insight on changes to the charting options in Excel 2007?

What I have found emphasizes integrating the excel charting with word
and powerpoint and fancy chart themes.

But there's nothing on any new chart types, like boxplots
or things like scatterplot data labels.

I know we can download the beta, but I'm afraid of what it might do to
my existing version of office..

Gary:

Here's an article by Stephen Few on Excel 12.

http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2818

Stephen's point is that Microsoft has missed a big opportunity.

Kelly





"Gklass" wrote in message
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Has anyone any insight on changes to the charting options in Excel 2007?

What I have found emphasizes integrating the excel charting with word and
powerpoint and fancy chart themes.

But there's nothing on any new chart types, like boxplots
or things like scatterplot data labels.

I know we can download the beta, but I'm afraid of what it might do to my
existing version of office..

No new chart types, no new chart features. Lots of new formatting. Hopefully
the usual workarounds will still work.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Kelly O'Day" wrote in message
...
Gary:

Here's an article by Stephen Few on Excel 12.

http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2818

Stephen's point is that Microsoft has missed a big opportunity.

Kelly





"Gklass" wrote in message
...
Has anyone any insight on changes to the charting options in Excel 2007?

What I have found emphasizes integrating the excel charting with word and
powerpoint and fancy chart themes.

But there's nothing on any new chart types, like boxplots
or things like scatterplot data labels.

I know we can download the beta, but I'm afraid of what it might do to my
existing version of office..

Jon
I am disappointed but not surprised. I had hoped that the new version
would have included some simple additions like:
a) data labels functionality
b) boxplots
c) and option for thicker lines in line charts (this, I know, is
"fluff", but it would be nice for power point charts)
d) better display of log scales
e) breaks in the Y-axis



If they could have just addressed the issues that repeatedly come up on
this forum.
How often do people post messages here asking: How can I create really
shiny metallic bars in my bar charts?



No new chart types, no new chart features. Lots of new formatting. Hopefully
the usual workarounds will still work.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Kelly O'Day" wrote in message
...
Gary:

Here's an article by Stephen Few on Excel 12.

http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2818

Stephen's point is that Microsoft has missed a big opportunity.

Kelly





"Gklass" wrote in message
...
Has anyone any insight on changes to the charting options in Excel 2007?

What I have found emphasizes integrating the excel charting with word and
powerpoint and fancy chart themes.

But there's nothing on any new chart types, like boxplots
or things like scatterplot data labels.

I know we can download the beta, but I'm afraid of what it might do to my
existing version of office..

On Sat, 27 May 2006, in microsoft.public.excel.charting,
Gklass said:

I am disappointed but not surprised. I had hoped that the new version
would have included some simple additions like:
a) data labels functionality
b) boxplots
c) and option for thicker lines in line charts (this, I know, is
"fluff", but it would be nice for power point charts)

I would like more choice of line thickness as well, to be able to select
*thinner* lines. I've been using the lines on the error bars more
lately, just to be able to get a really hair-thin line to mark my data
with.

I would have liked to see some kinds of fluff also, particularly a
larger palette of line chart symbols. Triangles that point left, right
or down instead of just up, a thinner horizontal line, a vertical line
to match the horizontal one, and so forth.

Proper integration of Autoshapes into the data series would go a long
way toward that, if they could be made formattable from inside the
Format Data Series dialogue just as the regular suite of symbols is, and
be stable when imported into PowerPoint, Word, and other applications,
instead of moving off the point.

--
Del Cotter
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which goes to a spam folder-- please send your email to del3 instead.

Hi,

You can download 'Format Chart Lines' from
http://www.edferrero.com/charting.aspx to have greater control over line
thickness. Not built-in of course, and it does not work with Excel 2007 (at
least in beta)...

Ed Ferrero
http://www.edferrero.com

Gary -

Guess which of these you get? (Hint: you've already called it "fluff").

And I think you really meant "really shiny metallic bars with gradient 3D
fills and blended shadows".

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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"Gklass" wrote in message
...
Jon
I am disappointed but not surprised. I had hoped that the new version
would have included some simple additions like:
a) data labels functionality
b) boxplots
c) and option for thicker lines in line charts (this, I know, is "fluff",
but it would be nice for power point charts)
d) better display of log scales
e) breaks in the Y-axis



If they could have just addressed the issues that repeatedly come up on
this forum.
How often do people post messages here asking: How can I create really
shiny metallic bars in my bar charts?



No new chart types, no new chart features. Lots of new formatting.
Hopefully the usual workarounds will still work.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Kelly O'Day" wrote in message
...
Gary:

Here's an article by Stephen Few on Excel 12.

http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2818

Stephen's point is that Microsoft has missed a big opportunity.

Kelly





"Gklass" wrote in message
...
Has anyone any insight on changes to the charting options in Excel
2007?

What I have found emphasizes integrating the excel charting with word
and powerpoint and fancy chart themes.

But there's nothing on any new chart types, like boxplots
or things like scatterplot data labels.

I know we can download the beta, but I'm afraid of what it might do to
my existing version of office..

Kelly O'Day wrote:

Thanks Kelly. I was afraid this would happen.


As I read your message I had Few's "Show me the Numbers" open on my
desk. It's very good.




Gary:

Here's an article by Stephen Few on Excel 12.

http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2818

Stephen's point is that Microsoft has missed a big opportunity.

Kelly





"Gklass" wrote in message
...
Has anyone any insight on changes to the charting options in Excel 2007?

What I have found emphasizes integrating the excel charting with word and
powerpoint and fancy chart themes.

But there's nothing on any new chart types, like boxplots
or things like scatterplot data labels.

I know we can download the beta, but I'm afraid of what it might do to my
existing version of office..