Chart displaying "blank" cells?

In Excel 2007, I would like my chart to not display chart data for empty cells.

On the "Hidden and Empty Cell Settings" I have "Show empty cells as: Gaps".
I can't seem to get this to work, but my cells aren't empty perse. They
return a formula value:

=IF(condition=0,"",formula)

The cells that are being displayed (as 0) on the chart appear blank in the
spreadsheet. Any ideas?

"" isn't a blank, as you're figuring out. It's text, which Excel interprets
as zero. You can't make a chart show a gap in a cell that isn't blank, but
if you use NA() instead of "",

=IF(condition=0,NA(),formula)

The cell gets a big ugly #N/A error, which is not plotted in a line or XY
chart. If the chart has markers connected with lines, there will be no
marker where there is #N/A, and the line will be interpolated across where
the gap would have been.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Brandon" crimson"underscore"m"at"hotmail.com wrote in message
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In Excel 2007, I would like my chart to not display chart data for empty
cells.

On the "Hidden and Empty Cell Settings" I have "Show empty cells as:
Gaps".
I can't seem to get this to work, but my cells aren't empty perse. They
return a formula value:

=IF(condition=0,"",formula)

The cells that are being displayed (as 0) on the chart appear blank in the
spreadsheet. Any ideas?

Hi,

Use NA() instead of "" which will return a #N'A instead of a empty string.
Your chart will not plot the #N/A

Dave

url:http://www.ureader.com/msg/10296332.aspx

I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a
column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

I tried all 3
(1) NA() i.e #NA
(2) ""
(3) 0

but it creates bar for all of them.


"Jon Peltier" wrote:

NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a
column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

It creates a bar, or it creates a space where the bar would go?

Maybe you should paste your data into a reply.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I tried all 3
(1) NA() i.e #NA
(2) ""
(3) 0

but it creates bar for all of them.


"Jon Peltier" wrote:

NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a
column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

Yes it creates space where bar would go for all NA() (#NA) or 0.
For example I am using similar data same as bellow format
(both year and sales will come on runtime but will not be more than 10 values)

Year Sales
2001 100
2002 200
2003 300
2004 400
2005 500
#NA #NA
#NA #NA
#NA #NA
#NA #NA

so here years and its data can come from 2001 to 2010 depend upon user
selected criteria. I want to draw chart only for the which value exist.




I am using

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

It creates a bar, or it creates a space where the bar would go?

Maybe you should paste your data into a reply.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I tried all 3
(1) NA() i.e #NA
(2) ""
(3) 0

but it creates bar for all of them.


"Jon Peltier" wrote:

NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a
column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

Are the unwanted cells only at the end of the range? Then define a named
range that is as long as the number of rows with data.

http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/200...ynamic-charts/
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/Dynamics.html

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
Yes it creates space where bar would go for all NA() (#NA) or 0.
For example I am using similar data same as bellow format
(both year and sales will come on runtime but will not be more than 10
values)

Year Sales
2001 100
2002 200
2003 300
2004 400
2005 500
#NA #NA
#NA #NA
#NA #NA
#NA #NA

so here years and its data can come from 2001 to 2010 depend upon user
selected criteria. I want to draw chart only for the which value exist.




I am using

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

It creates a bar, or it creates a space where the bar would go?

Maybe you should paste your data into a reply.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I tried all 3
(1) NA() i.e #NA
(2) ""
(3) 0

but it creates bar for all of them.


"Jon Peltier" wrote:

NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...
I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a
column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

Jon,

In your example you said that:

=IF(condition=0,NA(),formula)

will cause Excel to interpolate a line across where the chart gap would have been.

This is good functionality, but if I want to have Excel instead actually leave the gap between two markers and NOT interpolate the line, how do I do this. In other words I would like the line chart data series to appear disjointed. The chart series is calculated so there is no problem incorporating formulae such as the above.

Also if you would not mind a tangential question, with Excel 2007 is there any way to force an added trend line to appear on the chart visually "behind" the series it is trending, sort of like a z-order or z-index in programming? The default seems to be that it appears on top of the series line and for my use it would be cleaner to have it appear behind instead.

Thanks in advance!

- Daniel Ferry



Jon Peltier wrote:

"" isn't a blank, as you're figuring out.
01-Jul-08

"" isn't a blank, as you're figuring out. It's text, which Excel interprets
as zero. You can't make a chart show a gap in a cell that isn't blank, but
if you use NA() instead of "",

=IF(condition=0,NA(),formula)

The cell gets a big ugly #N/A error, which is not plotted in a line or XY
chart. If the chart has markers connected with lines, there will be no
marker where there is #N/A, and the line will be interpolated across where
the gap would have been.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Brandon" crimson"underscore"m"at"hotmail.com wrote in message
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Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:11 PM
crimson"underscore"m"at"hotmail.com wrote:

Chart displaying "blank" cells?
In Excel 2007, I would like my chart to not display chart data for empty cells.

On the "Hidden and Empty Cell Settings" I have "Show empty cells as: Gaps".
I can't seem to get this to work, but my cells aren't empty perse. They
return a formula value:

=IF(condition=0,"",formula)

The cells that are being displayed (as 0) on the chart appear blank in the
spreadsheet. Any ideas?

On Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:49 PM
Jon Peltier wrote:

"" isn't a blank, as you're figuring out.
"" isn't a blank, as you're figuring out. It's text, which Excel interprets
as zero. You can't make a chart show a gap in a cell that isn't blank, but
if you use NA() instead of "",

=IF(condition=0,NA(),formula)

The cell gets a big ugly #N/A error, which is not plotted in a line or XY
chart. If the chart has markers connected with lines, there will be no
marker where there is #N/A, and the line will be interpolated across where
the gap would have been.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Brandon" crimson"underscore"m"at"hotmail.com wrote in message
news
On Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:04 AM
Dave Curtis wrote:

Chart displaying "blank" cells?
Hi,

Use NA() instead of "" which will return a #N'A instead of a empty string.
Your chart will not plot the #N/A

Dave

url:http://www.ureader.com/msg/10296332.aspx

On Friday, July 11, 2008 11:45 AM
wrote:

Chart displaying "blank" cells?
I have the same problem. I tried using NA() but it displayts #NA as a column
in chart. Any suggestion ?

On Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:16 AM
Jon Peltier wrote:

NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.
NA() works for line and XY charts. Try "" for column or bar charts.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
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On Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:29 PM
wrote:

I tried all 3(1) NA() i.e #NA(2) ""(3) 0but it creates bar for all of them.
I tried all 3
(1) NA() i.e #NA
(2) ""
(3) 0

but it creates bar for all of them.


"Jon Peltier" wrote:

On Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:53 PM
Jon Peltier wrote:

It creates a bar, or it creates a space where the bar would go?
It creates a bar, or it creates a space where the bar would go?

Maybe you should paste your data into a reply.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
...

On Monday, July 14, 2008 8:19 PM
bh wrote:

Yes it creates space where bar would go for all NA() (#NA) or 0.
Yes it creates space where bar would go for all NA() (#NA) or 0.
For example I am using similar data same as bellow format
(both year and sales will come on runtime but will not be more than 10 values)

Year Sales
2001 100
2002 200
2003 300
2004 400
2005 500

so here years and its data can come from 2001 to 2010 depend upon user
selected criteria. I want to draw chart only for the which value exist.




I am using

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

On Tuesday, July 15, 2008 7:06 AM
Jon Peltier wrote:

Are the unwanted cells only at the end of the range?
Are the unwanted cells only at the end of the range? Then define a named
range that is as long as the number of rows with data.

http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/200...ynamic-charts/
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/Dynamics.html

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"@bhi" wrote in message
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