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    invert axis and set origin

    Hi, is it possible to "invert" the x or y-axis in a chart in excel?

    I would like to have a line chart, where I have a point of origin (i.e. where the axes meet) at x = 0, y = 3, but then, from thereon, count "negatively", i.e. the next "higher" (in screen coordinates" y-line would be 2, then 1, etc. (up to 0, if possible, but I would still like the origin to be at x = 0, y = 3).

    I have a little pic () of how I would like it:


    chart.jpg


    so, I guess, what I would like, is to (a), invert the y-axis, and then, (b), set a new coordinate origin at (0,3)

    Thanks!

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    Re: invert axis and set origin

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...255.aspx?CTT=1 Look at the options to
    1) set the "horizontal axis crosses at" input value and
    2) "values in reverse order" checkbox
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    Re: invert axis and set origin

    Aha! Together with setting "Label Position" to "High", that did the trick!

    Thanks, Shorty!

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