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can't center a category label on a line chart

Asked By Harold Good
04-Feb-10 05:05 PM
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Hi,

Yesterday I got some good help with figuring out the differences between
the line chart and xy chart. I have had to go with the line chart.  I have
pretty much got it the way I want it. I have posted my data below. The <
means prior to 2007.

In Excel 2003 I could easily center the Year between the Major vertical
gridlines (every forth one, since this is quarterly data). But with my
present 2007 chart, I cannot figure out how to do this. It seems to
always associate the year, with the first quarter's data, thus when I
click center, left, or right, it only moves it slighly within the space
for Q1. If I move the 2007 down a row, then it associates with Q2.

How can I get each year to center neatly between Q1 and Q4, instead of
just within Q1?

In Axis Options, I have: Interval between tick marks = 4 ; Interval
between labels, specify = 4. I have tried numerous variations here but no
help.

Thank you so much for any advice you can offer.  Harold

0.1 	12.4%
0.1 	12.4%
0.1 	12.4%
2007 	0.1 	12.4%

0.1 	12.4%

0.2 	12.4%
0.2 	12.4%
2008 	0.2 	15.7%
0.2 	15.8%
0.2 	16.8%
0.2 	21.4%
2009 	0.3 	24.6%
0.3 	26.9%
0.3 	28.0%
0.3 	28.0%
2010 	0.4 	34.5%
0.4 	0.0%
0.5 	0.0%
0.5 	0.0%
2011 	0.6 	0.0%
0.6 	0.0%
0.7 	0.0%
0.7 	0.0%
2012 	0.7 	0.0%
0.8 	0.0%
0.8 	0.0%
0.9 	0.0%




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Hi,<br>
Yesterday I got some good help with figuring out the differences
between the line chart and xy chart. I have had to go with the line
chart.  I have pretty much got it the way I want it. I have posted my data
below. The < means prior to 2007.<br>
In Excel 2003 I could easily center the Year between the Major vertical
gridlines (every forth one, since this is quarterly data). But with my
present 2007 chart, I cannot figure out how to do this. It seems to
always associate the year, with the first quarter's data, thus when I
click center, left, or right, it only moves it slighly within the space
for Q1. If I move the 2007 down a row, then it associates with Q2. <br>
How can I get each year to center neatly between Q1 and Q4, instead of
just within Q1?<br>
In Axis Options, I have: Interval between tick marks = 4 ; Interval
between labels, specify = 4. I have tried numerous variations here but no
help.<br>
Thank you so much for any advice you can offer.  Harold<br>
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Ed Ferrero replied to Harold Good
09-Feb-10 12:58 AM
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Hi Harold ,

Arrange Your data like this;

2008      Q1 0.2 15.70%=20
Q2 0.2 15.80%=20
Q3 0.2 16.80%=20
Q4 0.2 21.40%=20
2009     Q1 0.3 24.60%=20
Q2 0.3 26.90%=20
Q3 0.3 28.00%=20
Q4 0.3 28.00%=20


That is, add a column with quarters. Then select the lot and Insert - =
Chart.

After you have done that, try replacing Q1 with a space and copy down.

Ed Ferrero
www.edferrero.com

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