XL97: Chart Data Table Does Not Display All Data Points

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you display a data table in a chart that you create from a large number of data points, not all the data points in the series appear in the data table. Additionally, some labels in the data table may appear truncated.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if there is not enough space in the chart. This behavior is especially noticeable when you use a data series with many data points.

WORKAROUND

To display more data points in the data table, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Reduce the font size you use in the data table. By reducing the

          font size, you allow more data points to appear in the data
          table.

          a. Click anywhere on the data table in the chart.

          b. On the Format menu, click Selected Data Table.

          c. Click the Font tab, choose a smaller font size in the Size
             box, and click OK.

          increase the chart size by clicking and dragging one of the
          handles on the edge of the chart.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For more information about data tables, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   data tables for charts