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Category Axis fixed as days. Need to use hours & mins as well

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    Category Axis fixed as days. Need to use hours & mins as well

    I need to graph body temperature over time. The temp is measured from 1 to 4 times per day. The graph will collect values for between a week and about 6 weeks. The data table looks like the sample below, and the underlying Date-Time is a numeric time stamp.

    Temp DateTime
    37.2 10-Jul-12 23:47 A
    37.7 11-Jul-12 06:15 B
    37.5 11-Jul-12 19:18 C

    On my graph if there are multiple measurements in one day they stack vertically instead of spreading over the day. Using the three samples above I currently get Point A over the X axis marker for July 10, and B & C directly over July 11. I would like B to display at an appropriate distance between the two.

    I'm using a plain line graph. If I hover over the data points it the tool-tip shows the correct value, (including hh:mm)

    I've tried changing the x axis scale but the minimum base unit is Days.

    Any suggestions as to how I can fix it would be much appreciated! My 'in progress' spreadsheet is attached.
    Temperature.xls
    Last edited by flippertie; 08-02-2012 at 03:44 AM. Reason: typo

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    Re: Category Axis fixed as days. Need to use hours & mins as well

    Use a xy-scatter rather than a Line chart.
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    Re: Category Axis fixed as days. Need to use hours & mins as well

    Doh! Thank you!

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    Re: Category Axis fixed as days. Need to use hours & mins as well

    @ flippertie

    Based on your last post it seems that you are satisfied with the solution(s) you've received but you haven't marked your thread as SOLVED. I'll do that for you now but please keep in mind for your future threads that Rule #9 requires you to do that yourself. If your problem has not been solved you can use Thread Tools (located above your first post) and choose "Mark this thread as unsolved".
    Thanks.

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    Re: Category Axis fixed as days. Need to use hours & mins as well

    Quote Originally Posted by Cutter View Post
    @ flippertie

    Based on your last post it seems that you are satisfied with the solution(s) you've received but you haven't marked your thread as SOLVED.
    Noted - sorry!

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