Chart Shows data wrong way around

[Martin.Rushbrooke]

Hi,

I have this strange problem with a simple chart.
Y Axis shows correct £0.00 - and scaling upwards.

X Axis is the problem.

As you look at the chart the X axis displays the days correct 1 2 3 4
5 and so on.
Now the problem is the actual bars read right to left, so day 1 has
the bar over it for the last day and the last day has the bar for day
1.

I am no way an Excel expert so if this is something very obvious
then "opps" but any help is much appreciated on how to have them
matching up correctly.

 

[Jon Peltier]

I don't know why yours is backwards. If it is a horizontal bar chart, the
bars start with the first at the bottom (closest to the origin), which is
the opposite of their order in the worksheet.

Double click the "backwards" axis, check the "Categories in reverse order"
box and the "Value axis crosses at maximum category" box. Or if they're both
checked, uncheck them.

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


Hi,

I have this strange problem with a simple chart.
Y Axis shows correct £0.00 - and scaling upwards.

X Axis is the problem.

As you look at the chart the X axis displays the days correct 1 2 3 4
5 and so on.
Now the problem is the actual bars read right to left, so day 1 has
the bar over it for the last day and the last day has the bar for day
1.

I am no way an Excel expert so if this is something very obvious
then "opps" but any help is much appreciated on how to have them
matching up correctly.

 

[Martin.Rushbrooke]

I don't know why yours is backwards. If it is a horizontal bar chart, the
bars start with the first at the bottom (closest to the origin), which is
the opposite of their order in the worksheet.

Double click the "backwards" axis, check the "Categories in reverse order"
box and the "Value axis crosses at maximum category" box. Or if they're both
checked, uncheck them.

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


Hi,

I have this strange problem with a simple chart.
Y Axis shows correct £0.00 - and scaling upwards.

X Axis is the problem.

As you look at the chart the X axis displays the days correct 1 2 3 4
5  and so on.
Now the problem is the actual bars read right to left, so day 1 has
the bar over it for the last day and the last day has the bar for day
1.

I am no way an Excel expert so if this is something very obvious
then "opps" but any help is much appreciated on how to have them
matching up correctly.

I will try and explain a little more
Any data added is always inserted at the first row, so as the chart
reads the data I guess top to bottom.
Which displays as you look at the chart right-left.

For me I would look at the chart left to right, left day one right
latest day.

I guess it is just the way Excel generates charts.

But thanks for your reply

 

[Jon Peltier]

Without seeing what the data looks like, it's hard to know exactly what you
need. Are the values listed in reverse order in the sheet? Then in a simple
line or column chart, they will be plotted in the reverse order. The first
row will be in the first category position, etc.

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

I don't know why yours is backwards. If it is a horizontal bar chart, the
bars start with the first at the bottom (closest to the origin), which is
the opposite of their order in the worksheet.

Double click the "backwards" axis, check the "Categories in reverse order"
box and the "Value axis crosses at maximum category" box. Or if they're
both
checked, uncheck them.

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


Hi,

I have this strange problem with a simple chart.
Y Axis shows correct £0.00 - and scaling upwards.

X Axis is the problem.

As you look at the chart the X axis displays the days correct 1 2 3 4
5 and so on.
Now the problem is the actual bars read right to left, so day 1 has
the bar over it for the last day and the last day has the bar for day
1.

I am no way an Excel expert so if this is something very obvious
then "opps" but any help is much appreciated on how to have them
matching up correctly.

I will try and explain a little more
Any data added is always inserted at the first row, so as the chart
reads the data I guess top to bottom.
Which displays as you look at the chart right-left.

For me I would look at the chart left to right, left day one right
latest day.

I guess it is just the way Excel generates charts.

But thanks for your reply

 

[Martin.Rushbrooke]

Without seeing what the data looks like, it's hard to know exactly what you
need. Are the values listed in reverse order in the sheet? Then in a simple
line or column chart, they will be plotted in the reverse order. The first
row will be in the first category position, etc.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. -http://PeltierTech.com
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I will try and explain a little more
Any data added is always inserted at the first row, so as the chart
reads the data I guess top to bottom.
Which displays as you look at the chart right-left.

For me I would look at the chart left to right, left day one right
latest day.

I guess it is just the way Excel generates charts.

But thanks for your reply - Hide quoted text -

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Mail I mail you the sheet for you to look at please?

- Martin

 

[Jon Peltier]

1. Please post on top of the thread like most others do. This makes it
easier to read in sequence.

2. Just post some of the data as text in a reply. I don't have time to read
every workbook I'm sent.

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

Without seeing what the data looks like, it's hard to know exactly what
you
need. Are the values listed in reverse order in the sheet? Then in a
simple
line or column chart, they will be plotted in the reverse order. The first
row will be in the first category position, etc.

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










I will try and explain a little more
Any data added is always inserted at the first row, so as the chart
reads the data I guess top to bottom.
Which displays as you look at the chart right-left.

For me I would look at the chart left to right, left day one right
latest day.

I guess it is just the way Excel generates charts.

But thanks for your reply - Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Mail I mail you the sheet for you to look at please?

- Martin