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ageneral Adding Second X-Axis with... 07-12-2012, 10:24 AM
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    Exclamation Adding Second X-Axis with Custom Values to Scatter Plot

    I have searched all over on Google and on this forum, but I can't find a clear way to do this.
    I currently have a scatter plot with x-axis 0 to 100 in increments of 10.
    I want to add a second x-axis without changing the plotted data.
    For each increment of 10 on my original axis, I want a custom value for that increment on the other axis.
    However, I still want my series to be plotted the same way against the original axis.
    0 - 0
    10 - 0.0897
    20 - 0.2018
    30 - 0.346
    40 - 0.5382
    50 - 0.8072
    60 - 1.21
    70 - 1.8835
    80 - 3.23
    90 - 7.27
    100 - 999

    How can I add a another x-axis with the values on the right column as the corresponding labels?

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    Re: Adding Second X-Axis with Custom Values to Scatter Plot

    I'm sure there are other ways to do it. To me, the easiest approach might be to create a dummy series, format it to look like an axis, and label it using the XY Chart labeler addin from appspro.com

    0 - y0 - 0
    10 - y0 - .0897
    20 - y0 - .2018
    ...
    100 - y0 - 999

    where y0 is some value that will place the dummy series/axis where you want it. Plot column 2 against column 1 in your scatter plot, then label it with column 3. Format the series as a line with + data markers so it looks like an axis.

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    Re: Adding Second X-Axis with Custom Values to Scatter Plot

    Shouldn't there be a more official way to do it? This method seems cheap and not professional enough to present to my coworkers. It probably would work though

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    Re: Adding Second X-Axis with Custom Values to Scatter Plot

    Excel charts do not have Custom axes. If you need you chart to display one you need to build it as MrShorty suggests.
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    Re: Adding Second X-Axis with Custom Values to Scatter Plot

    OK. I will use that method. Thanks!

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