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X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

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    X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    I have attached a file to explain the problem better. You can see from the attached chart that because I have na() value, the y-axis is plotting against x-axis values (dates) incorrectly. Is it possible to resolve this problem. Sorry I dont think I can explain it better than with the attached file.
    Any help greatly appreciated. I always this issue. Thank you.
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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    I am not sure what your question really is, so it is unfortunate that you cannot explain it better.

    What I see is that all of column H is N/A, because the MAX() function that looks at column F returns N/A, because there are N/A's at the end of this column and the MAX() function does not ignore error values. Column F returns N/A error when column E has N/A N/A text string. Perhaps change the formula in column F so that it returns a text string instead of the N/A errors. Then the MAX function can ignore the those values and return a correct Max value.
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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    Hi Mr Shorty.
    Thanks so much for your reply.
    Now indeed I do want all the na()s that my formulas have made. The issue is that if you look at the two lines in the chart. For some reason there appears to be no y-axis data for September 2015. When clearly there should be from the data source.
    Does that make sense. Its the weird chart that is the issue.
    Please let me know if that is still not clear.
    Thanks so much,

    David

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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    Now I see the problem. Unfortunately, I do not immediately see a solution.

    You should not be up against any Excel limits that I am aware of. A few observations:

    1) If I filter the data so it starts in 2008, then it appears to plot all of the data. As I add the years before 2008, it starts to cut off the later data.
    2) If I copy and paste the three columns (A, G, K) and paste as values in a new sheet, it seems to plot all the data without difficulty or error.
    3) If I delete the third data series, it seems to plot all of the data.

    I have no explanation at this point.
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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    Your data ranges are not the same size as the category ranges. If you adjust that, the chart should be fine.
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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    Hi folks. The problem is my data ranges change every day as the input data updates. Therefore I absolutely want to avoid having to change the data ranges for the charts manually every day since I have a number of similar files. This is why I use named ranges. Any other ideas? really appreciate you helping me through the nightmare

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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    I don't see the problem. You can use named ranges - they just need to all be the same size.

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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    The problem is I am using offset functions so that the named range is always as long as the column of data. (Which is necessary so that it pulls in the additional rows printed daily). I believe you can see the offset function i have used for my named range in the attached. Thanks.

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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    Create a named range for the categories, then define all the other ranges as an OFFSET from that range. That way they will all be the same size.

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    Re: X-axis dates longer than y-axis values which are not na(). Results in messed up chart.

    Worked a treat, thanks romperstomper

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