http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21241989 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:30:11 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:30:11 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252908 zach3 : xlhth,

Works like a champ!! :)

Thanks,

Zach]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252908 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252843 anon : oops

In the chart
Click on one of the values (4170)to highlight the data series labels
Menu Bar > Format > Selected Data Labels
Number Tab > Category > select Custom
enter in Type: #;-#;""

This formats the chart label not to display zero values

For more info, see "Create or delete a custom number format" in Help]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252843 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:55:10 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252600 zach3 : Chipshot,

Yes, I am wanting the bars to be different colors that I why I choose this method to make the chart. You are very correct it is an involved process because in my final chart format the chart is dynamic.

Thanks,

Zach]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252600 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:55:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252591 zach3 : xlhth,

Thanks, that seems to solve the problem of the expanding chart just fine!!

I am using Office 2003 and I can't seem to find the The data series in the format you are asking me to try. I can find Format>Data Labels but not the term "Selected". I can find Category name but not "Custom"

The problem is solved except that I end up with zeros showing in the chart and I would prefer that they didn't show.

One step at a time!

Zach]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252591 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:52:38 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252497 chipshot : Why aren't you just graphing what comes out of your pivot table? I don't understand why you're splitting the positives and negatives into separate columns. Graphing the positives and negatives as a single range usually makes the most sense.

If you're trying to get the negative bars to show up as different colors, there's a way to do that, but it's kind of complicated and it will make your spreadsheet much less intuitive to update.
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worksheet cell formula =IF(A1>0,A1,0)

In the chart
Click the data series
Format>Selected Data Labels
Category>Custom
Type: #;-#;""]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252389 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:59:14 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21247565 zach3 : I have uploaded a file where I attempt to explain what I am trying to do. Everything is updated from a pivot table and I am attempting to update the chart also.

Do to the positive/negative values on the chart I do not know how to do this using the pivot table charting capabilities nor do I even know it can be done that way.

Anyway here is something that you can play with and see what you can do with it.

I have tried just about everything that I can think of except nesting an "if" statement with an "and" statement which I am not sure how to do.

Thanks to both of you for your assistance.

Zach

Example1.zip 4,126 bytes 63114

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21247565 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:30:33 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245280 chipshot : I'm pretty sure there's no way to make a graph skip a cell just because it's not a value. But you can use something like the technique in this file and graph the "Filtered Data"
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Book1.xls.zip 1,944 bytes

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245280 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:43:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245179 jsnwtlr : Can you post a small sample of the spreadsheet including the problem chart? I guess I don't understand the problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245179 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:24:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244516 zach3 : JSN,

I thought that I had tried that before. Anyway, it doesn't work.

The result is shown as a #N/A in the cell and it also shows up in the chart exactly as shown in the cell.

Thanks,

Zach]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244516 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:17:32 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244420 jsnwtlr : Use the formula:

=IF(A1>0,A1,NA())

The NA function should cause the chart to ignore the cell.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244420 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:54:07 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21241989 zach3 : I have a spread sheet that has a formula in it like the one shown below:

=IF(A1>0,A1,"")

I have the above formula in Cell D1 and want to copy it down the column.

The problem occurs when I want to use the column in a chart because I want the chart to ignore any information in Cell unless it is the exact number from A1.

Presently when I copy the formula down the column it results in the chart showing "0" and expanding across the "X" axis.

Is there a way to eliminate this problem?

Thanks,

Zach]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21241989 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:31:33 EDT