XL98: Dates Made Consecutive When Charting in Microsoft ExcelLast reviewed: February 2, 1998Article ID: Q178791 |
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SYMPTOMSIf you chart a range of dates that are not consecutive, Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition may fill in the missing dates to make the range consecutive.
WORKAROUNDTo resolve this behavior, format the axis to be a category axis instead of a time-scale axis. To do this, use one of the following methods.
Method 1If you entered data on the worksheet but did not yet create the chart, follow these steps:
Method 2If you already created the chart, follow these steps:
STATUSThis behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98.
MORE INFORMATIONMicrosoft Excel 98 automatically uses a time-scale axis if it detects that you have worksheet data that contains date number formatting in the first column, or first row of source data for the chart (depending on the dimensions of your source data). The time-scale axis is a special type of category axis that is organized by date. The time-scale axis in the chart displays the dates in chronological order even if the dates are not in that order on the worksheet. The scaling of the time-scale axis is determined by an algorithm Microsoft Excel 98 uses on the range of dates in the axis. The base unit is calculated by scanning through the series of points and finding the smallest time difference between two date values in the range. This time difference then becomes the base unit for the time-scale axis.
REFERENCESFor more information about the time-scale axis, click the Index button in Microsoft Excel 98 Help, type the following text
time-scale axesand then double-click the selected text to go to the "About time-scale axes" topic.
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