Skip blank cells in diagrams

[hlp]

How do I exclude blank cells in diagrams. If I have an area of data and among
these data some is blank. How do I get excel to not display these data as '0'
but just to skip the cell.

 

[Barb Reinhardt]

You can include the function NA() in that field and the zero value for the
data won't be displayed.

 

[John Mansfield]

hlp,

Click once on your chart. Then, go to the standard toolbar and go to Tools
-> Options -> Chart -> Plot empty cells as: Not plotted (leave gaps).

 

[hlp]

Hello John Mansfield & Barb Reinhardt

thank you for your answers.

 

[groj]

In my series data, the blank is created by an if statement so there is a
calculation here that makes the cell blank. should it still not plot it as
zero?
I looked where you mention, and I am already set up to plot emplty cells as
not plotted. But there are still zeros being plotted.

any help?
thanks

 

[Andy Pope]

Hi,

The blank part of your formula should be NA() rather than "".

=IF( test , value , NA() )

More information here
http://www.andypope.info/charts/brokenlines.htm

Cheers
Andy

 

[groj]

Andy,
If I use "NA()" then it places a "#NA" in the excel spread sheet due to that
condition. This defeats the purpose of formating my sheet to leave blanks. By
leaving blanks there is less information on the sheet and it looks much more
professional/neat.

Is there another way?

Thanks

 

[Andy Pope]

Hi,

The replies to your other posts contain information on formatting the
cells such that the #NA is not displayed.

This might be a case where 2 sets of the data are required. One
formatted for the chart to work and one for the cell presentation to
look professional. No need to duplicate the actual data just use cell
references.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Jennifer]

Hi, I don't want my blank cells to appear anywhere on my chart. I want it to
ignore the cooresponding cell if the cell has #NA in it. Write now, I have
over 10,000 cells, but only 50 have results but the chart is trying to chart
the entire workbook.

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Look at dynamic charts
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/Dynamics.html
http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/newsgroups/dynamic_charts/index.html
http://www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme/ExcelTips/Dynamic.htm