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auto position of data labels in a line chart
Hi All
Does anybody know of a way of automatically having data labels either positioned above or below depending on another cell value? Basically when I update data behind a series of charts, sometimes (depending on the values) its best to have the value labels above and sometimes below. I want the chart to know which is best automatically without me clicking on each series of data labels and manually changing them. I was thinking I could link this condition to a cell (in which I would have a formula telling it what to do). I think the only way that this could be done would be within VB, but am not sure. Thanks in advance Nick |
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auto position of data labels in a line chart
Hi,
For a non vba approach. Try adding 2 extra series, which will display the up/down data labels. Add formula to their cells so that either the value is used or NA(). Format the 2 data series to have no pattern or fill/markers. Add data labels to each and format one set to align above and one below. If that didn't make any sense post back Cheers Andy Nick Turner wrote: Hi All Does anybody know of a way of automatically having data labels either positioned above or below depending on another cell value? Basically when I update data behind a series of charts, sometimes (depending on the values) its best to have the value labels above and sometimes below. I want the chart to know which is best automatically without me clicking on each series of data labels and manually changing them. I was thinking I could link this condition to a cell (in which I would have a formula telling it what to do). I think the only way that this could be done would be within VB, but am not sure. Thanks in advance Nick -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
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auto position of data labels in a line chart
Thanks Andy
Makes sense. I was hopeing that their was a way I could do this without using VBA. Nick "Andy Pope" wrote: Hi, For a non vba approach. Try adding 2 extra series, which will display the up/down data labels. Add formula to their cells so that either the value is used or NA(). Format the 2 data series to have no pattern or fill/markers. Add data labels to each and format one set to align above and one below. If that didn't make any sense post back Cheers Andy Nick Turner wrote: Hi All Does anybody know of a way of automatically having data labels either positioned above or below depending on another cell value? Basically when I update data behind a series of charts, sometimes (depending on the values) its best to have the value labels above and sometimes below. I want the chart to know which is best automatically without me clicking on each series of data labels and manually changing them. I was thinking I could link this condition to a cell (in which I would have a formula telling it what to do). I think the only way that this could be done would be within VB, but am not sure. Thanks in advance Nick -- Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel http://www.andypope.info |
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