Area chart - missing values

Hi all,

I have been creating graphs using the stacked area type to display data for
data by year. However I have some years that have missing data. This then
plots as zero. I have been to tools, options, charts and clicked interpolate
for missing values but this doesn`t seem to work for the stacked area
chart...has anyone else found this? Has anyone found an acceptable work
around?
I`d be interested if anybosy has found anything similar, thanks in advance
for any help.

what do you want it to plot?

"Lasci" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have been creating graphs using the stacked area type to display data for
> data by year. However I have some years that have missing data. This then
> plots as zero. I have been to tools, options, charts and clicked interpolate
> for missing values but this doesn`t seem to work for the stacked area
> chart...has anyone else found this? Has anyone found an acceptable work
> around?
> I`d be interested if anybosy has found anything similar, thanks in advance
> for any help.

Just numbers for each year, they are for employment figures, but they aren`t
available for each year. I could interpolate myself and add in the values to
the spreadsheet, I just wanted to be able to create a graph quickly without
having to do all this...

"bj" wrote:

> what do you want it to plot?
>
> "Lasci" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been creating graphs using the stacked area type to display data for
> > data by year. However I have some years that have missing data. This then
> > plots as zero. I have been to tools, options, charts and clicked interpolate
> > for missing values but this doesn`t seem to work for the stacked area
> > chart...has anyone else found this? Has anyone found an acceptable work
> > around?
> > I`d be interested if anybosy has found anything similar, thanks in advance
> > for any help.

Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
I think it does not read these values

Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
delete the ones that have no returned data.

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

Pierre wrote:

> Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
> I think it does not read these values
>
>

In the line graphs, I have managed to make excel ignore the missing values,
but only by having another data set that has all the values in the graph, and
then blanking out this line by changing the colour. This is the only work
around I seem to have found so far.....

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

> Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
> with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
> delete the ones that have no returned data.
>
> - Jon
> -------
> Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> Peltier Technical Services
> Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> http://PeltierTech.com/
> _______
>
> Pierre wrote:
>
> > Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
> > I think it does not read these values
> >
> >
>
>

Hi, Lasci,

I have the same difficult.
Couldn´t anyone find a solution for Lasci´s problem yet?

Thanks,
Flávio

"Lasci" wrote:

> In the line graphs, I have managed to make excel ignore the missing values,
> but only by having another data set that has all the values in the graph, and
> then blanking out this line by changing the colour. This is the only work
> around I seem to have found so far.....
>
> "Jon Peltier" wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
> > with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
> > delete the ones that have no returned data.
> >
> > - Jon
> > -------
> > Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> > Peltier Technical Services
> > Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> > http://PeltierTech.com/
> > _______
> >
> > Pierre wrote:
> >
> > > Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
> > > I think it does not read these values
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

Hi, Lasci,

I have the same difficulty.
Couldn´t anyone find a solution for Lasci´s problem yet?

Thanks,
Flávio

"Lasci" wrote:

> In the line graphs, I have managed to make excel ignore the missing values,
> but only by having another data set that has all the values in the graph, and
> then blanking out this line by changing the colour. This is the only work
> around I seem to have found so far.....
>
> "Jon Peltier" wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
> > with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
> > delete the ones that have no returned data.
> >
> > - Jon
> > -------
> > Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> > Peltier Technical Services
> > Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> > http://PeltierTech.com/
> > _______
> >
> > Pierre wrote:
> >
> > > Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
> > > I think it does not read these values
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

Hi,

The only work around I have found is to interpolate the missing values in
the spreadsheet myself (which is what excel does for the line chart) by using
some kind of average. Not ideal but gets around the problem relatively
quickly....

"Flávio, SP, Brazil" wrote:

> Hi, Lasci,
>
> I have the same difficulty.
> Couldn´t anyone find a solution for Lasci´s problem yet?
>
> Thanks,
> Flávio
>
> "Lasci" wrote:
>
> > In the line graphs, I have managed to make excel ignore the missing values,
> > but only by having another data set that has all the values in the graph, and
> > then blanking out this line by changing the colour. This is the only work
> > around I seem to have found so far.....
> >
> > "Jon Peltier" wrote:
> >
> > > Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
> > > with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
> > > delete the ones that have no returned data.
> > >
> > > - Jon
> > > -------
> > > Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> > > Peltier Technical Services
> > > Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> > > http://PeltierTech.com/
> > > _______
> > >
> > > Pierre wrote:
> > >
> > > > Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
> > > > I think it does not read these values
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

Hi, Lasci, I´ve just done another workaround that was use na() function
instead and it did pretty well in my particular case. But, thanks a lot
anyway.

Best wishes,
Flávio.

"Lasci" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The only work around I have found is to interpolate the missing values in
> the spreadsheet myself (which is what excel does for the line chart) by using
> some kind of average. Not ideal but gets around the problem relatively
> quickly....
>
> "Flávio, SP, Brazil" wrote:
>
> > Hi, Lasci,
> >
> > I have the same difficulty.
> > Couldn´t anyone find a solution for Lasci´s problem yet?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Flávio
> >
> > "Lasci" wrote:
> >
> > > In the line graphs, I have managed to make excel ignore the missing values,
> > > but only by having another data set that has all the values in the graph, and
> > > then blanking out this line by changing the colour. This is the only work
> > > around I seem to have found so far.....
> > >
> > > "Jon Peltier" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
> > > > with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
> > > > delete the ones that have no returned data.
> > > >
> > > > - Jon
> > > > -------
> > > > Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> > > > Peltier Technical Services
> > > > Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> > > > http://PeltierTech.com/
> > > > _______
> > > >
> > > > Pierre wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
> > > > > I think it does not read these values
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >

NA() is the usual workaround for this is, and it works great for line or
XY charts, but it will not work with an area chart as Lasci was using.

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

Flávio, SP, Brazil wrote:

> Hi, Lasci, I´ve just done another workaround that was use na() function
> instead and it did pretty well in my particular case. But, thanks a lot
> anyway.
>
> Best wishes,
> Flávio.
>
> "Lasci" wrote:
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>The only work around I have found is to interpolate the missing values in
>>the spreadsheet myself (which is what excel does for the line chart) by using
>>some kind of average. Not ideal but gets around the problem relatively
>>quickly....
>>
>>"Flávio, SP, Brazil" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi, Lasci,
>>>
>>>I have the same difficulty.
>>>Couldn´t anyone find a solution for Lasci´s problem yet?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Flávio
>>>
>>>"Lasci" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>In the line graphs, I have managed to make excel ignore the missing values,
>>>>but only by having another data set that has all the values in the graph, and
>>>>then blanking out this line by changing the colour. This is the only work
>>>>around I seem to have found so far.....
>>>>
>>>>"Jon Peltier" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Unfortunately this trick is ineffective in an area chart. You can only make it work
>>>>>with real blank cells. If you have some kind of lookup formula, you'll have to
>>>>>delete the ones that have no returned data.
>>>>>
>>>>>- Jon
>>>>>-------
>>>>>Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
>>>>>Peltier Technical Services
>>>>>Tutorials and Custom Solutions
>>>>>http://PeltierTech.com/
>>>>>_______
>>>>>
>>>>>Pierre wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Cannot you put #N/A in the cells containing 0 ??
>>>>>>I think it does not read these values
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>