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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth"
I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines
connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth"
You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero.
Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
Ok, sounds promising - but my "Options" page only has "Drop lines" as a
modifiable feature, nothing about "Gap width". I'm using Excel 2003. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
Ah, I see - I needed to change the the chart type to "stacked column" first
to get the "gap width" on the "options" tab. Ok - so now, is there a way to eliminate the lines that outline each column so each (stacked) series appears to be a contiguous area? C. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
It shd also work with "normal" column chart. To make the lines disappear,
right click the series, Format Data Series, go to the Patterns tab and either choose the same line colour as the fill, or select "none". GL, Henk "Curious27" wrote: Ah, I see - I needed to change the the chart type to "stacked column" first to get the "gap width" on the "options" tab. Ok - so now, is there a way to eliminate the lines that outline each column so each (stacked) series appears to be a contiguous area? C. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
Ah-ha - thanks! Ok, but I still don't have delineation between the "stacks".
There isn't a way to just color the horizontal border, and not the vertical ones is there? C. "HEK" wrote: It shd also work with "normal" column chart. To make the lines disappear, right click the series, Format Data Series, go to the Patterns tab and either choose the same line colour as the fill, or select "none". GL, Henk "Curious27" wrote: Ah, I see - I needed to change the the chart type to "stacked column" first to get the "gap width" on the "options" tab. Ok - so now, is there a way to eliminate the lines that outline each column so each (stacked) series appears to be a contiguous area? C. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
You could use an area chart:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=508 - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Curious27" wrote in message ... Ah, I see - I needed to change the the chart type to "stacked column" first to get the "gap width" on the "options" tab. Ok - so now, is there a way to eliminate the lines that outline each column so each (stacked) series appears to be a contiguous area? C. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
Yes, that's where I started out - but I wanted the "histogram" or "top-hat"
way of connecting the datapoints, not "point-to-point". "Jon Peltier" wrote: You could use an area chart: http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=508 - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Curious27" wrote in message ... Ah, I see - I needed to change the the chart type to "stacked column" first to get the "gap width" on the "options" tab. Ok - so now, is there a way to eliminate the lines that outline each column so each (stacked) series appears to be a contiguous area? C. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth
If you want a certain effect, sometimes you need to do it a different way
than you'd intended. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Curious27" wrote in message ... Yes, that's where I started out - but I wanted the "histogram" or "top-hat" way of connecting the datapoints, not "point-to-point". "Jon Peltier" wrote: You could use an area chart: http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=508 - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Curious27" wrote in message ... Ah, I see - I needed to change the the chart type to "stacked column" first to get the "gap width" on the "options" tab. Ok - so now, is there a way to eliminate the lines that outline each column so each (stacked) series appears to be a contiguous area? C. "HEK" wrote: You can remove the space between the bars simply by making the gap zero. Change to column chart, right click the series, Format Data Series / Options / Gap width 0. You may have to fiddle a bit with the number of series to get the right desired effect. HTH, Henk "Curious27" wrote: I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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modifying the area plot to a "top-hat" instead of a "saw-tooth"
You could use a column chart - they are frequently used in histograms.
OR try a waterfall charts - details at: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/index.html http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/charts/waterfall/ http://www.ozgrid.com/Services/excel...ng-add-ins.htm best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Curious27" wrote in message ... I would like to modify the "stacked area" plot type so that the lines connecting the data points do so in a "top-hat" or histogram style instead of a "saw-tooth" or point-to-point connection. The bar plots aren't quite right as the "bars" stand alone and have the vertical separators - instead of forming a contiguous area under the data points. Is this possible? |
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