Hi

I have 40 Years of data (2 Columns) in the following format

Column A Column B
1/Jan/1970 75.65
2/Jan/1970 75.70
to
31/Dec/2009 80.15

etc
What i would like to create is a simple line graph, with the horizontal Axis
being 1st Jan to 31st Dec (No Year Data)
Then my vertical Axis would be based on the values in Column B

Basically what i am looking for is to be able to compare each years data on
the same graph.
How do I set up the graph to only look at the Day/Month of the Date and
ignore the year when setting up the graph. Sure I have done this before but
cant get my head round it today !!!

Many Thanks
Chris

=DATE(2000,MONTH(A1),DAY(A1)) will transfer all the data to an equivalent
date in an arbitrary year so that you can use that as the x axis data.

Then put each year's data in a separate series on the plot.
--
David Biddulph

"Chris26" wrote in message
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Hi

I have 40 Years of data (2 Columns) in the following format

Column A Column B
1/Jan/1970 75.65
2/Jan/1970 75.70
to
31/Dec/2009 80.15

etc
What i would like to create is a simple line graph, with the horizontal
Axis
being 1st Jan to 31st Dec (No Year Data)
Then my vertical Axis would be based on the values in Column B

Basically what i am looking for is to be able to compare each years data
on
the same graph.
How do I set up the graph to only look at the Day/Month of the Date and
ignore the year when setting up the graph. Sure I have done this before
but
cant get my head round it today !!!

Many Thanks
Chris

Excel 2007 PivotTable, PivotChart
Year to year comparison.
No formulas or extra columns needed.
Avoids disastrous leap year problems.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mjymiwznmzm/01_15_10.xlsx