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Unable to chart two line graphs on the same secondary axis?

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    Unable to chart two line graphs on the same secondary axis?

    I'm having trouble on the attached graph where I'm trying to track a company Cash Balance on one axis, and on the secondary axis track both Operating Expenses (a positive number) and Cash Burn (a negative number)

    For some reason, the Cash Burn on the attached isn't cooperating and actually plotting correctly. Any pointers are appreciated. Thanks.
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    Re: Unable to chart two line graphs on the same secondary axis?

    What is incorrect about the "cash burn" series? What type of line chart did you intend? Checking the chart type of the line chart series, they are both set to "stacked line", and they look correct for a stacked line chart. Perhaps you intended to plot them as regular line chart and not stacked line?
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    Re: Unable to chart two line graphs on the same secondary axis?

    Quote Originally Posted by MrShorty View Post
    What is incorrect about the "cash burn" series? What type of line chart did you intend? Checking the chart type of the line chart series, they are both set to "stacked line", and they look correct for a stacked line chart. Perhaps you intended to plot them as regular line chart and not stacked line?
    The line is straight and the numbers do not plot correctly to either the primary or the secondary axes

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    Re: Unable to chart two line graphs on the same secondary axis?

    It looks correct as a stacked line. With a stacked line, the first series (operating expense) is plotted, then the second series (cash burn) is plotted relative to the first series. So the first point for OE is 240, so it goes up 240 units along the secondary axis. Cash burn is then 250 units down from there to end up about -10. The last point OE goes up to 760, then the cash burn goes down from there 800 to end up at -40. For a stacked line chart, it looks correct to me. Did you intend it to be a regular line chart?

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