When making a graph, my tickmarks on the trend line gradually misaligns from
the midpoint of the vertical gridline until it practically overlaps on the
far right border of the next gridline.

The result is a akward kink in my trend line and a complete mis
representation of where the tickmark should be represented relative to the
table below that it is describing.

Need your help!!

What version of Excel are you using? What type of chart have you made? Could
you paste some sample data into a reply?

What are "tickmarks on the trend line"?

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
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"servcoAFS" wrote in message
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When making a graph, my tickmarks on the trend line gradually misaligns
from
the midpoint of the vertical gridline until it practically overlaps on the
far right border of the next gridline.

The result is a akward kink in my trend line and a complete mis
representation of where the tickmark should be represented relative to the
table below that it is describing.

Need your help!!

I am using version 2003

Tickmarks are the reference point of the line in the line graph.

Below is a sample....

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Jul 07 | Aug 07 | Sep 07 |
100 | 200 | 300 |

Imagine there is line connecting all three asterisks...

Ideally the tickmark should be represented in the middle of the vertical
gridline as shown in July 07. What is happening is that in Aug 07, the
tickmark is right justifying and Sep 07 is left justifying causing a kink in
the trend line.

Hope you are able to help us. It looks like a formatting issue but we have
literally exhausted all options here.




"Jon Peltier" wrote:

What version of Excel are you using? What type of chart have you made? Could
you paste some sample data into a reply?

What are "tickmarks on the trend line"?

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


"servcoAFS" wrote in message
...
When making a graph, my tickmarks on the trend line gradually misaligns
from
the midpoint of the vertical gridline until it practically overlaps on the
far right border of the next gridline.

The result is a akward kink in my trend line and a complete mis
representation of where the tickmark should be represented relative to the
table below that it is describing.

Need your help!!

Data tables were designed for category axes. If that's a time scale axis,
there's no guarantee that it will align the way you expect. Is the X data
just Jul 07, Aug 07, etc., or is it like 7/15/07, 8/20/07, etc.?

To turn a time scale axis into a category axis, go to Chart menu Chart
Options Axes tab, and change from Time Scale (or Automatic) to Category,
under Category (X) Axis.

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


"servcoAFS" wrote in message
...

I am using version 2003

Tickmarks are the reference point of the line in the line graph.

Below is a sample....

*

*
*
_________________________________
Jul 07 | Aug 07 | Sep 07 |
100 | 200 | 300 |

Imagine there is line connecting all three asterisks...

Ideally the tickmark should be represented in the middle of the vertical
gridline as shown in July 07. What is happening is that in Aug 07, the
tickmark is right justifying and Sep 07 is left justifying causing a kink
in
the trend line.

Hope you are able to help us. It looks like a formatting issue but we
have
literally exhausted all options here.




"Jon Peltier" wrote:

What version of Excel are you using? What type of chart have you made?
Could
you paste some sample data into a reply?

What are "tickmarks on the trend line"?

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


"servcoAFS" wrote in message
...
When making a graph, my tickmarks on the trend line gradually misaligns
from
the midpoint of the vertical gridline until it practically overlaps on
the
far right border of the next gridline.

The result is a akward kink in my trend line and a complete mis
representation of where the tickmark should be represented relative to
the
table below that it is describing.

Need your help!!