I am trying to make a concise Excel Bar Chart. I have a data set which has 245 data points on a single row. I would like to make a bar chart of this row however I would like Excel to ignore the rows with very low values.
In order to achieve this conversion, I have written this formula to convert the small numbers in the data set to #N/A:
=IF(OR(D47<0.01;ISBLANK(D47));NA();D47)
This formula successfully converts any number in my dataset which is smaller than 0.01 to the cell value #N/A. However, when I plot my bar graph, I still see the empty cells on the X-axis and this makes the graph appear huge.
What I want from Excel is just to hide the #N/A valued cells in the graph so the graph would be much more readable. How do you think I can fix this problem? Thank you very much for your time in advance.
Here is what the current graph looks like:
Hard to read chart
To sum up, I would like to remove all the cells which are not visible on the graph so the x-axis will resize itself to make the bars with values thicker.
Hide the rows with #N/A. This can quickly be done with a filter
Is there any way to exclude values from a chart that are '0'? The data source is a mixture of vlookup's or sums where the results have a value others are '0'. When I plot the chart and there are some axis points with all '0' - can these be excluded to only show columns with data present?
Changing the source data to blank cells stills plots the data. There is an option on the line charts to join/connect empty cells but there is no function that I am aware of for a column chart.
Indeed it is:
Change your formula(s) to an if statement, so that it return NA() instead of 0. The chart won't show/include N/A values, however the label will be viable still as a standard. You may hide this label.
This method will work in this case if I understood your OP correctly. However, it may not work in all cases, as hiding 0-values from graphs may or may not require a different approach.
I have a chart which contains Output in percent on the y axis and days of the week on the x axis. Some days, there may be no output if production is not running that day (some weekends but not all). This causes a dip in the chart as it jumps from some output value (lets say 90%) to 0% on a day when there was not production. When there was not production, I do not want the data to be recorded in the chart.
Is there a way through chart setup, cell formulas, or vba to format the chart axis to use only the days that contain output data?
There is a simple trick in excel to hide values in charts (not all charts but quite a few). If you use #N/A the chart can ignore these values (see my table 1). It creates "gaps" where the #N/A is located as default. But you could choose to treat #N/A's as "gap", "0" or "fill gap by connect lines".
If the cell is hidden (column or row is hidden) or filtered out... which I did on my second table, excel ignores these values. So for my second table I only filter values, while excluding all #N/A. I would treat those 0% as #N/A for graphical purpose (dummy column...)
Some extended reading can also be found here:
Display empty cells, null (#N/A) values, and hidden worksheet data in a chart
I have Pivot table with one Axis field (containing 13 elements 0-12) and two Values series. One of the series (A) has 13 values. The other series (B) has only 3 elements.
When I make a pivot table, I'm able to hide the zero values using this explanation :
Excel 2010: Hide 0 values in Pivot
However when I make a pivot chart (line chart) the series B keep showing zero (or a line dropping to the x-axis). I want the line of the series B to stop when there are no values (the line should be floating on the chart).
Anyone has an idea how to achieve this ?
I faced a similar issue where the Series drops down to Zero.
I have a Pivot Chart linked to a Pivot Table with multiple Series for 7 different Key Figures & other Fields. I pick up my source data from BEx/BI using Formula to bring in some extra Columns & apply some miscellaneous formatting. This data is then forms the basis for my Pivot Table & Pivot Chart.
I found that you cannot filter the Pivot Table as the Fields do not contain items. You cannot use NA() or even "" (double-quotes) using Formula - this is because when using different kinds of aggregation within the Pivot Table the NA() cannot be SUMMED and hence the Series is not displayed. It also appears that setting a Cell to blank using "" (double-quotes) in a Formula has no effect either. I even tried #DIV/0! errors & then hiding the errors - no luck.
As a workaround, the "only" way I have found so far that works is to manually Filter my final data input for the Pivot Table by zero and then simply delete the values. Refreshing the Pivot Table then allows the Pivot Chart to hide the blanks and the data points will not be displayed. This means that any Series with intermittent values are displayed correctly.
Found a trick: in the data field use =if(x=0,na(),x/y). The graph will be fine but the table will look ugly (with #NAs). You can use conditional formatting on the table to set the font color as white when there is an error.
Voila!!!
I am trying to draw a line graph in Excel 2010. The y column data source has some gaps in it and I want these to be ignored for the graph. Seems to default these to zero. I know the "Hidden and Empty Cell Settings" exists, but this is only giving the option to set it to zero. Any other way to get my graph looking the way I want it
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if the data is the result of a formula, then it will never be empty (even if you set it to ""), as having a formula is not the same as an empty cell
There are 2 methods, depending on how static the data is.
The easiest fix is to clear the cells that return empty strings, but that means you will have to fix things if data changes
the other fix involves a little editing of the formula, so instead of setting it equal to "", you set it equal to NA().
For example, if you have =IF(A1=0,"",B1/A1), you would change that to =IF(A1=0,NA(),B1/A1).
This will create the gaps you desire, and will also reflect updates to the data so you don't have to keep fixing it every time
In Excel 2007 you have the option to show empty cells as gaps, zero or connect data points with a line (I assume it's similar for Excel 2010):
If none of these are optimal and you have a "chunk" of data points (or even single ones) missing, you can group-and-hide them, which will remove them from the chart.
Before hiding:
After hiding:
In the value or values you want to separate, enter the =NA() formula. This will appear that the value is skipped but the preceding and following data points will be joined by the series line.
Enter the data you want to skip in the same location as the original (row or column) but add it as a new series. Add the new series to your chart.
Format the new data point to match the original series format (color, shape, etc.). It will appear as though the data point was just skipped in the original series but will still show on your chart if you want to label it or add a callout.
There are many cases in which gaps are desired in a chart.
I am currently trying to make a plot of flow rate in a heating system vs. the time of day. I have data for two months. I want to plot only vs. the time of day from 00:00 to 23:59, which causes lines to be drawn between 23:59 and 00:01 of the next day which extend across the chart and disturb the otherwise regular daily variation.
Using the NA() formula (in German NV()) causes Excel to ignore the cells, but instead the previous and following points are simply connected, which has the same problem with lines across the chart.
The only solution I have been able to find is to delete the formulas from the cells which should create the gaps.
Using an IF formula with "" as its value for the gaps makes Excel interpret the X-values as string labels (shudder) for the chart instead of numbers (and makes me swear about the people who wrote that requirement).
Not for blanks in the middle of a range, but this works for a complex chart from a start date until infinity (ie no need to adjust the chart's data source each time informatiom is added), without showing any lines for dates that have not yet been entered. As you add dates and data to the spreadsheet, the chart expands. Without it, the chart has a brain hemorrhage.
So, to count a complex range of conditions over an extended period of time but only if the date of the events is not blank :
=IF($B6<>"",(COUNTIF($O6:$O6,Q$5)),"") returns “#N/A” if there is no date in column B.
In other words, "count apples or oranges or whatever in column O (as determined by what is in Q5) but only if column B (the dates) is not blank". By returning “#N/A”, the chart will skip the "blank" rows (blank as in a zero value or rather "#N/A").
From that table of returned values you can make a chart from a date in the past to infinity