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![]() ![]() Wednesday, December 30, 2009 – Permalink – Chart Null Data GapsFill in the spacesWhen creating a chart, data can sometimes be missing. You have a choice of leaving the cells empty or making them zero. By default, an empty cell will leave gaps in your graph. Zero entries will send a line graph down to the base line. One way to force Excel to interpolate the data is to enter the function =NA() in the empty cells. Another way is to go to Tools>Options and choose the Chart tab. Pick how you want data plotted - with gaps, as zero, or interpolated. ![]() Microsoft also has this suggestion: Gaps between the dates "If the datasheet data for the category axis contains date number formatting, Microsoft Graph automatically uses a special type of axis in your chart called a time-scale axis. Note, For 2007+, on the Design tab, click Select Data in the Data area, and then click Hidden and Empty Cells on the Select Data dialog box. See all Topics excel <Doug Klippert@ 3:18 AM
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