A Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) forum. OfficeFrustration

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » OfficeFrustration forum » Microsoft Excel » General Discussion
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read  

Zero's plotted in charts?



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old May 27th, 2010, 09:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Doug
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 616
Default Zero's plotted in charts?

Why would I show zero's for a column of data in my chart that are actually
very large(56869685). Some of my charts have date segments that are missing
when the data is there in the table? I checked the formatting for the data in
the table and it is all set to a number, no decimal format. I don't
understand?
--
Thank you!
  #2  
Old May 28th, 2010, 07:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Jon Peltier[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 386
Default Zero's plotted in charts?

The numbers may have been entered as text, even if the cells are now
formatted as numbers. You can tell by clicking the Add Decimal button.
If no decimal digit is added, it's text.

To fix, select the column of data, and use Text to Columns with settings
that won't split any of the cells into more than one column. This
function converts text into numbers.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://peltiertech.com/


On 5/27/2010 4:52 PM, Doug wrote:
Why would I show zero's for a column of data in my chart that are actually
very large(56869685). Some of my charts have date segments that are missing
when the data is there in the table? I checked the formatting for the data in
the table and it is all set to a number, no decimal format. I don't
understand?

 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:06 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 OfficeFrustration.
The comments are property of their posters.