I've created a simple doughnut chart that I would like to move so that it sits on the left had size of the chart box. However whenever I click on the chart a series of dotted lines appear, far bigger than the actual chart itself, that prevent it from moving. What/why are these lines there, and how can I get rid of them?
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Will you please attach a sample Excel workbook? We are not able to work with or manipulate a picture of one and nobody wants to have to recreate your data from scratch.
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Hi Ali. I appreciate your reply but there's nothing more to add. The picture I posted shows the problem in its entirety. I cannot move the chart because of those bounding boxes.
The link is dead (404), and in any case, nobody can troubleshoot a picture to find a solution for you. It's up to you, of course, but you are more likely to get help if you provide the workbook, or a suitable copy of it displaying the issue.
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Last edited by AliGW; 08-22-2017 at 01:14 PM.
ok.. here we go.
Click on the pie chart and try to move it left or right within the chart box... a series of blue dotted lines appear around it and prevent it from moving.
Yes, I see the issue. If you make the pie chart a tiny bit smaller, it will move freely in the space.
Last edited by AliGW; 08-22-2017 at 01:35 PM.
OK thanks. I have this with a lot of my charts. Any idea what those lines are and why they are there?
I'm afraid I don't.
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Those dotted lines usually denote the area occupied by the axes.
Once the pie has been moved even a little they disappear/reduce.
Thanks, Andy and Ali.
I'll close this thread because the issue has been resolved, ie I can now work around it. But I'm still baffled by those lines. If they are axes why are they 3 times the size of the chart? Also they don't disappear when the chart moves.
Here's an example for the curious...
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