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    XY Scatter Plot - Multiple Values Per Month

    I was given a printout and asked to create a similar chart to track prices on a weekly basis. Not sure how to list multiple values per month, with some months having 5 weeks and others having 4.

    I've attached the spreadsheet I've come up with so far based off of the 2009 series (I'm guessing I'm WAY off), as well as the image I'm working from. (I unfortunately can't be given a copy of the excel file it was created from, which would solve my problem easily).

    I'm in a bit over my head with this one.
    Thanks in advance!
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    Re: XY Scatter Plot - Multiple Values Per Month

    I'm not sure exactly what you want, but I would guess that the main problem you are dealing with is that your "x values" (column A) are just text values that have no numeric meaning. I would probably suggest that, instead of "month week #" text string, that you actually assign each week a date value (maybe the date of the monday of that week). Then, you can use that in a "line chart" with a "date axis" to get something very close to the image you show.

    A review of how Excel stores dates/times: http://www.cpearson.com/Excel/datetime.htm#SerialDates
    A review of the different axis types, including a date axis: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...ValueAxis.html
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    Re: XY Scatter Plot - Multiple Values Per Month

    Thank you so much... that helped considerably. I think I'm headed in the right direction.

    I'll need to input 4 values per month, but I don't need to keep track of the specific dates.
    Is it possible to change the date formatting of column A so the year isn't specific? I'd like the labels along the bottom to just say January, February, etc.

    My goal is to just add a new column for each year.

    I've attached an edited version of my original spreadsheet.
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    Re: XY Scatter Plot - Multiple Values Per Month

    A custom number format of "mmm" will display dates with just the abbreviated month name (Jan, Feb,...). A format of "mmmm" will display the full month name.

    Guidelines for creating custom number formats: https://support.office.com/en-au/art...2-09fab54be7f4

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    Re: XY Scatter Plot - Multiple Values Per Month

    Thank you! That did the trick.

    I made a few other adjustments and I'm in good shape now.

    I really appreciate the help!

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