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scatter chart x axis problem
The data is in three columns. My client wants the values in column 1 to also
be the x-axis values. Is this possible? Nothing that I have tried has worked. Thanks in advance. Suzan |
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Answer: scatter chart x axis problem
Hi Suzan,
Yes, it is definitely possible to use the values in column 1 as the x-axis values in a scatter chart. Here's how you can do it:
Your scatter chart should now have the values in column 1 as the x-axis values. If you need to make any further adjustments to the chart, you can use the various formatting and layout options in the "Chart Tools" section of the ribbon.
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Suzan -
If you're making an XY Scatter chart, Excel automatically uses the first column as the X values, and uses the rest of the columns for Y values for one less series than you've selected columns. If you're making a line chart, Excel usually uses each column of data as Y values for another series, and uses counting numbers (1, 2, 3,..) for the category values. To help Excel realize what you want for a Line chart, put series names in the top row, and leave the cell above the category labels blank: Ser.1 Ser.2 Ser.3 10 120 130 145 20 125 140 135 30 135 145 140 I'm in the habit of doing this even for scatter charts. One of my few good habits. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Suzan wrote: The data is in three columns. My client wants the values in column 1 to also be the x-axis values. Is this possible? Nothing that I have tried has worked. Thanks in advance. Suzan |
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Jon - I see where you went with this and I tried it by making a copy of
column A and removing the header. It then worked with a line chart but not with the scatter chart. The scatter chart gave me values and I could change the scale but I couldn't get it to give each value as listed in the data of the new column A. (The data is not evenly dispersed, i.e., 31.5, 64, 192, etc.) Suzan "Jon Peltier" wrote: Suzan - If you're making an XY Scatter chart, Excel automatically uses the first column as the X values, and uses the rest of the columns for Y values for one less series than you've selected columns. If you're making a line chart, Excel usually uses each column of data as Y values for another series, and uses counting numbers (1, 2, 3,..) for the category values. To help Excel realize what you want for a Line chart, put series names in the top row, and leave the cell above the category labels blank: Ser.1 Ser.2 Ser.3 10 120 130 145 20 125 140 135 30 135 145 140 I'm in the habit of doing this even for scatter charts. One of my few good habits. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Suzan wrote: The data is in three columns. My client wants the values in column 1 to also be the x-axis values. Is this possible? Nothing that I have tried has worked. Thanks in advance. Suzan |
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Suzan -
Scatter charts treat each X "value" as a value, while Line charts treat them as nonnnumeric category labels (or date values). If you want evenly spaced labels regardless of value (distance from 31.5 to 64 same as from 64 to 192), use a line chart, and format the series to remove the lines connecting the points. If you want the axis to represent the numerical values of the X data, but want a tick only where you have a point, add a dummy series to the chart. This series uses the same X values, but zero (or whatever is the Y axis minimum) as Y. This series then has a set of points along the X axis of the chart. Hide the regular axis ticks and labels (double click, Patterns tab, option None where appropriate), format the new series as black crosses, to mimic tick marks, and apply data labels (the Show Values option) to put pseudo tick labels beneath these pesudo tick marks. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Suzan wrote: Jon - I see where you went with this and I tried it by making a copy of column A and removing the header. It then worked with a line chart but not with the scatter chart. The scatter chart gave me values and I could change the scale but I couldn't get it to give each value as listed in the data of the new column A. (The data is not evenly dispersed, i.e., 31.5, 64, 192, etc.) Suzan "Jon Peltier" wrote: Suzan - If you're making an XY Scatter chart, Excel automatically uses the first column as the X values, and uses the rest of the columns for Y values for one less series than you've selected columns. If you're making a line chart, Excel usually uses each column of data as Y values for another series, and uses counting numbers (1, 2, 3,..) for the category values. To help Excel realize what you want for a Line chart, put series names in the top row, and leave the cell above the category labels blank: Ser.1 Ser.2 Ser.3 10 120 130 145 20 125 140 135 30 135 145 140 I'm in the habit of doing this even for scatter charts. One of my few good habits. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ Suzan wrote: The data is in three columns. My client wants the values in column 1 to also be the x-axis values. Is this possible? Nothing that I have tried has worked. Thanks in advance. Suzan |
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