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Old 07-22-2009, 06:08 PM
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Month repeats on chart

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I have a chart but the months keep repeating at the bottom. I know it's a simple fix but I can't seem to find the right answer. I have attached a sample file. I just want the month to show up just once on the x axis...

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Old 07-23-2009, 07:43 AM
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Re: Month repeats on chart

Because the chart is a xy-scatter, which is plotted the date value rather than real dates.
If you change the number format to include days you will see that the repeat is due to 2 dates being included within the scale Major step value, which is 20.

Use Line chart type with Time series x axis. Set scale to be Month based.
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