XL2000: Incorrect Range of Values Displayed on X-Axis of XY (Scatter) or Bubble Chart

• Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you create a chart in Microsoft Excel 2000, or open a chart that you created in an earlier version of Excel, and hide a row on the worksheet, the scale of values displayed on the x-axis of the chart changes to an incorrect scale.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

• Your chart is one of the following types:
  
  
  • XY (Scatter)
  • Bubble
  
  -and-
  
  
• One or more rows in the range of cells used as the source data for your chart are hidden.
  
  -or-
  
  
• The values used as x-values in your chart are stored in discontiguous areas on your worksheet.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the appropriate method for your situation:

• Unhide any hidden rows in the source data for your chart.
  
  -or-
  
  
• Arrange the values to be used in your chart so thay they occupy a contiguous area on your worksheet.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL2000 xy-scatter xycontig

Keywords : kbdta kbchart DTIR
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug