I've checked all the formatting, the data shows up as (8.20) but when the
chart plots the info it shows and prints as )8.20(.  Already tried the
regional settings, loaded the latest Office 2003 updates, etc.  Please help.  
Thanks.

I have a linear chart, with 5 plot lines currently showing.  Wanting to add a
6th line, I added the data label, and made sure the source data was correct
(it matches the formatting of the other 5).  No matter what I try, the 6th
line is not appearing on the chart.  Does anyone ...

Does anyone know of sources for downloading attractive bitmaps that are
suitable for use as backgrounds to bar charts?

I am trying to plot a line graph with a log scale on the x axis, can anyone
help me with this, is there a way or an add on that can do this for me
Mike

I'd like to know how to plot the best straight line for a set of data points
in an Excel chart, minimising error using least squares regression method.
Greatly appreciate if anyone could help :) I know there's such a method, but
can't figure out how to do it.

a PlotArea of a PlotChart. It doesn't give out an exact value, alway
offset by a bit. Fairly annoying, is it a bug of Excel 97
--

I would like to create a column chart where each x-axis point (date) has 2
columns, one for forecast and one for actual, but I would like to subdivide
the "actual" bar into 3 separate sections.  Any ideas??  I have tried
pivoting and such, but to no avail.  Thanks.  

I want to do a "Scatter plot with data points connected by lines" (under "X-Y
(Scatter Charts)") but with a 3-D visual effect like can be done in "3-D
Line" under Line charts.
this would allow a user to create something like a 3-d model of any object.  

I would like to plot scattered data on y-axis and time scale on the x-axis.
For x-axis, I would like to show the major gridlines as the the first day of
every month. It appears that the time scale function on x-axis is not
available when using scattered data with no line ...

I am trying to place a shape on a chart.  I want the trendline to be in front
of the object.  How do I accomplish this???

Does anyone know how to make a data table continually show the last part of
your data?  I have about 3yrs of a data table for each month, and I am
wanting the chart and graph to show just the last 12mos each time I update
it.  Is there a formula, rather than just adjusting the ...

How do I add base line to a stacked bar chart?

I would like both of the axis to have the same distance between thei
units. I manage to make it so that both axis increase by 1 by eac
tick, but the physical distance between each tick is not the same o
both axis. The x-axis might have 2cm between each tick, while th

I have to generate a standard deviation analysis of data, but none o
the suggested methods are working for me, including:
http://tushar-mehta.com/excel/charts/normal_distribution/index.htm.
My data is as follows:

I'm plotting a number of XY scatter charts with negative and positive
numbers on both axes. These axes must intersect at their zero points
and I need to display tick mark labels next to both. However, I find
that these labels tend to obscure each other at the intersection. Is