XL98: Chart Data Table Does Not Display All Data Points

ID: Q179046

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

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. To reduce the font size, follow these steps:

Click anywhere on the data table in the chart.

On the Format menu, click Selected Data Table.

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

Method 2: If the chart is embedded, increase the size of the chart. You can increase the chart size by clicking and dragging one of the handles on the edge of the chart.

Note that while these workarounds allow you to display more data points in the data table, there may not be sufficient room to display all of the data points in a large series.

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 Contents and Index on the Help menu. Click the Index button, and type the following text:

data tables, charts

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Display or hide a data table in a chart" topic.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kbchart
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb