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10-31-2005, 02:05 PM
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Chart not charting right
I am using Excel 2000
I have made many a chart and never have had this problem before. I hope someone can help me. I am charting our scrap $ as a % of our Sales. I have my table with all of this calculated- by month for a 3 year period. My table is formated as %'s. The % are correct. I created a simple line graph to show the %'s. The first year graphs Ok. What I mean is that the Y axis has the % and the line points line up with the Y axis fine. Example: 4.5% is between 0% and almost to the 5% line. But the 2nd and 3 year do not graph correctly at all. Example: 1 month is at 11.5% and on the graph it shows this point above the 20% line. I label all of the points with the data to make sure that I had picked up the correct numbers and they were all right but the line graph (for 2 years) is way off as to where they should be on the graph. I hope you can understand what I am trying to explain. Can anyone suggest what I need to do to correct this? I even tried creating a new chart and it came out the same way. HELP!!!! Aurora 
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10-31-2005, 10:05 PM
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Re: Chart not charting right
Aurora -
Did you accidentally select the stacked line chart type? This adds the data for each category. On the chart menu, choose Chart Type, select Line in the left list, then choose the regular line chart subtype, first icon in the second row, on the right of the dialog. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Aurora wrote: > I am using Excel 2000 > I have made many a chart and never have had this problem before. I hope > someone can help me. > > I am charting our scrap $ as a % of our Sales. I have my table with all of > this calculated- by month for a 3 year period. My table is formated as %'s. > The % are correct. I created a simple line graph to show the %'s. The first > year graphs Ok. What I mean is that the Y axis has the % and the line points > line up with the Y axis fine. Example: 4.5% is between 0% and almost to the > 5% line. > > But the 2nd and 3 year do not graph correctly at all. Example: 1 month is > at 11.5% and on the graph it shows this point above the 20% line. I label > all of the points with the data to make sure that I had picked up the correct > numbers and they were all right but the line graph (for 2 years) is way off > as to where they should be on the graph. > > I hope you can understand what I am trying to explain. Can anyone suggest > what I need to do to correct this? I even tried creating a new chart and it > came out the same way. HELP!!!! > > Aurora
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11-01-2005, 11:05 AM
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Re: Chart not charting right
Jon - You are wonderful. You were right - I had picked a stacked line chart.
I did not even know there was such a thing. The moment I changed the type of chart it worked fine. I had 3 other people trying to help me yesterday - people who use Excel a lot more than I do - and no one thought of that. Thank you again!!! I really appreciate your help. Aurora "Jon Peltier" wrote: > Aurora - > > Did you accidentally select the stacked line chart type? This adds the > data for each category. On the chart menu, choose Chart Type, select > Line in the left list, then choose the regular line chart subtype, first > icon in the second row, on the right of the dialog. > > - Jon > ------- > Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP > Peltier Technical Services > Tutorials and Custom Solutions > http://PeltierTech.com/ > _______ > > > Aurora wrote: > > > I am using Excel 2000 > > I have made many a chart and never have had this problem before. I hope > > someone can help me. > > > > I am charting our scrap $ as a % of our Sales. I have my table with all of > > this calculated- by month for a 3 year period. My table is formated as %'s. > > The % are correct. I created a simple line graph to show the %'s. The first > > year graphs Ok. What I mean is that the Y axis has the % and the line points > > line up with the Y axis fine. Example: 4.5% is between 0% and almost to the > > 5% line. > > > > But the 2nd and 3 year do not graph correctly at all. Example: 1 month is > > at 11.5% and on the graph it shows this point above the 20% line. I label > > all of the points with the data to make sure that I had picked up the correct > > numbers and they were all right but the line graph (for 2 years) is way off > > as to where they should be on the graph. > > > > I hope you can understand what I am trying to explain. Can anyone suggest > > what I need to do to correct this? I even tried creating a new chart and it > > came out the same way. HELP!!!! > > > > Aurora >
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#4
11-02-2005, 06:17 PM
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Re: Chart not charting right
Aurora -
Glad to help. Apparently I use Excel more than your friends! - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Aurora wrote: > Jon - You are wonderful. You were right - I had picked a stacked line chart. > I did not even know there was such a thing. The moment I changed the type > of chart it worked fine. I had 3 other people trying to help me yesterday - > people who use Excel a lot more than I do - and no one thought of that. > Thank you again!!! > I really appreciate your help. > > Aurora > > "Jon Peltier" wrote: > > >>Aurora - >> >>Did you accidentally select the stacked line chart type? This adds the >>data for each category. On the chart menu, choose Chart Type, select >>Line in the left list, then choose the regular line chart subtype, first >>icon in the second row, on the right of the dialog. >> >>- Jon >>------- >>Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP >>Peltier Technical Services >>Tutorials and Custom Solutions >>http://PeltierTech.com/ >>_______ >> >> >>Aurora wrote: >> >> >>>I am using Excel 2000 >>>I have made many a chart and never have had this problem before. I hope >>>someone can help me. >>> >>>I am charting our scrap $ as a % of our Sales. I have my table with all of >>>this calculated- by month for a 3 year period. My table is formated as %'s. >>>The % are correct. I created a simple line graph to show the %'s. The first >>>year graphs Ok. What I mean is that the Y axis has the % and the line points >>>line up with the Y axis fine. Example: 4.5% is between 0% and almost to the >>>5% line. >>> >>>But the 2nd and 3 year do not graph correctly at all. Example: 1 month is >>>at 11.5% and on the graph it shows this point above the 20% line. I label >>>all of the points with the data to make sure that I had picked up the correct >>>numbers and they were all right but the line graph (for 2 years) is way off >>>as to where they should be on the graph. >>> >>>I hope you can understand what I am trying to explain. Can anyone suggest >>>what I need to do to correct this? I even tried creating a new chart and it >>>came out the same way. HELP!!!! >>> >>>Aurora >>
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#5
11-02-2005, 06:20 PM
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Re: Chart not charting right
Aurora -
Glad to help. Apparently I use Excel more than your friends! - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Aurora wrote: > Jon - You are wonderful. You were right - I had picked a stacked line chart. > I did not even know there was such a thing. The moment I changed the type > of chart it worked fine. I had 3 other people trying to help me yesterday - > people who use Excel a lot more than I do - and no one thought of that. > Thank you again!!! > I really appreciate your help. > > Aurora > > "Jon Peltier" wrote: > > >>Aurora - >> >>Did you accidentally select the stacked line chart type? This adds the >>data for each category. On the chart menu, choose Chart Type, select >>Line in the left list, then choose the regular line chart subtype, first >>icon in the second row, on the right of the dialog. >> >>- Jon >>------- >>Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP >>Peltier Technical Services >>Tutorials and Custom Solutions >>http://PeltierTech.com/ >>_______ >> >> >>Aurora wrote: >> >> >>>I am using Excel 2000 >>>I have made many a chart and never have had this problem before. I hope >>>someone can help me. >>> >>>I am charting our scrap $ as a % of our Sales. I have my table with all of >>>this calculated- by month for a 3 year period. My table is formated as %'s. >>>The % are correct. I created a simple line graph to show the %'s. The first >>>year graphs Ok. What I mean is that the Y axis has the % and the line points >>>line up with the Y axis fine. Example: 4.5% is between 0% and almost to the >>>5% line. >>> >>>But the 2nd and 3 year do not graph correctly at all. Example: 1 month is >>>at 11.5% and on the graph it shows this point above the 20% line. I label >>>all of the points with the data to make sure that I had picked up the correct >>>numbers and they were all right but the line graph (for 2 years) is way off >>>as to where they should be on the graph. >>> >>>I hope you can understand what I am trying to explain. Can anyone suggest >>>what I need to do to correct this? I even tried creating a new chart and it >>>came out the same way. HELP!!!! >>> >>>Aurora >>
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