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Bubble size relative to a constant
I am making a bubble chart with a dynamic range for z. As z changes, the
bubbles change sizes relative to the other elements in z. However, I'd like them to change sizes relative to a constant. At present, I'm including a constant in the each z range without a x or y. Is this the recommended method? /i. |
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Bubble size relative to a constant
I imagine adding a dummy constant with missing x and y values is as good
a method as any. Any reason you don't like it? -- Regards, Tushar Mehta MS MVP Excel 2000-2004 www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA tutorials and add-ins Custom Productivity Solutions leveraging MS Office In article , says... I am making a bubble chart with a dynamic range for z. As z changes, the bubbles change sizes relative to the other elements in z. However, I'd like them to change sizes relative to a constant. At present, I'm including a constant in the each z range without a x or y. Is this the recommended method? /i. |
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Bubble size relative to a constant
It just doesn't seem very elegant. And someone looking at the source data
may not understand the reason for the dummy values in each column. Regards, Immanuel "Tushar Mehta" wrote in message om... I imagine adding a dummy constant with missing x and y values is as good a method as any. Any reason you don't like it? -- Regards, Tushar Mehta MS MVP Excel 2000-2004 www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA tutorials and add-ins Custom Productivity Solutions leveraging MS Office |
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Bubble size relative to a constant
? Excel + elegance = Excelegance
False The thing with Excel is that you often have to use strange workarounds to do seemingly simple things. You should adopt this philosophy: Whatever works, works. You could use insert a cell comment or use another kind of label to alert the user that the cell is used to define the size of the bubbles in the chart. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/Excel/index.html _______ immanuel wrote: It just doesn't seem very elegant. And someone looking at the source data may not understand the reason for the dummy values in each column. Regards, Immanuel "Tushar Mehta" wrote in message om... I imagine adding a dummy constant with missing x and y values is as good a method as any. Any reason you don't like it? -- Regards, Tushar Mehta MS MVP Excel 2000-2004 www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA tutorials and add-ins Custom Productivity Solutions leveraging MS Office |
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Bubble size relative to a constant
Well spoken. Speaking of strange workarounds, would you have one for
creating a combination chart with bubble and line chart subtypes? Regards, Immanuel "Jon Peltier" wrote in message ... ? Excel + elegance = Excelegance False The thing with Excel is that you often have to use strange workarounds to do seemingly simple things. You should adopt this philosophy: Whatever works, works. You could use insert a cell comment or use another kind of label to alert the user that the cell is used to define the size of the bubbles in the chart. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/Excel/index.html _______ |
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Bubble size relative to a constant
Yep, you can use any shape as a custom data point marker. Copy the
shape, select the series, or just the point, and paste, and the series or point takes on the shape as its symbol. It's all he http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/...ormatting.html So carry it a step further, and use VBA to resize a circle (or whatever shape) as required, then paste it onto the relevant point in a line or scatter chart. Microsoft uses this technique in their knowledge base when describing how to make a bubble chart in VBA: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;139662 I guess the author of the article couldn't find anyone who knew how to make a regular bubble chart in VBA. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/Excel/index.html _______ immanuel wrote: Well spoken. Speaking of strange workarounds, would you have one for creating a combination chart with bubble and line chart subtypes? Regards, Immanuel "Jon Peltier" wrote in message ... ? Excel + elegance = Excelegance False The thing with Excel is that you often have to use strange workarounds to do seemingly simple things. You should adopt this philosophy: Whatever works, works. You could use insert a cell comment or use another kind of label to alert the user that the cell is used to define the size of the bubbles in the chart. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/Excel/index.html _______ |
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