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How to label bubbles in bubble chart
I'm trying to graph multiple rows, each of which has 3
data values. I want to graph a bubble chart whose X-axis, Y-axis, and bubble size represent these 3 data values. But I also want the bubbles to be different colors so I can distinguish them by row. Finally, I'd like to label the colors with row names in the legend. Is this possible? |
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How to label bubbles in bubble chart
Kathy wrote:
I'm trying to graph multiple rows, each of which has 3 data values. I want to graph a bubble chart whose X-axis, Y-axis, and bubble size represent these 3 data values. But I also want the bubbles to be different colors so I can distinguish them by row. Finally, I'd like to label the colors with row names in the legend. Is this possible? Do you have only one series of bubbles? If so, select the data series of interest, go to the menu and click Format | Selected data series | Options tab. Put a check in the Vary colors by point box. Dave dvt at psu dot edu |
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How to label bubbles in bubble chart
-----Original Message----- Kathy wrote: I'm trying to graph multiple rows, each of which has 3 data values. I want to graph a bubble chart whose X- axis, Y-axis, and bubble size represent these 3 data values. But I also want the bubbles to be different colors so I can distinguish them by row. Finally, I'd like to label the colors with row names in the legend. Is this possible? Do you have only one series of bubbles? If so, select the data series of interest, go to the menu and click Format | Selected data series | Options tab. Put a check in the Vary colors by point box. Dave dvt at psu dot edu . Thanks for the information. This seems to work fine as I do just have 1 data series. The last problem is that I can't label the colors in the legend. Instead they take on the X-axes values for each bubble. I can see how to change the name of the series, but all the bubbles make up a single series. Instead, I want to name each bubble separately now that it has a different color. |
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How to label bubbles in bubble chart
Kathy wrote:
I'm trying to graph multiple rows, each of which has 3 data values. I want to graph a bubble chart whose X- axis, Y-axis, and bubble size represent these 3 data values. But I also want the bubbles to be different colors so I can distinguish them by row. Finally, I'd like to label the colors with row names in the legend. Is this possible? dvt wrote: Do you have only one series of bubbles? If so, select the data series of interest, go to the menu and click Format | Selected data series | Options tab. Put a check in the Vary colors by point box. Kathy wrote: I can't label the colors in the legend. Instead they take on the X-axes values for each bubble. I can see how to change the name of the series, but all the bubbles make up a single series. Instead, I want to name each bubble separately now that it has a different color. I see I missed the part about the legend the first time around. Sorry. The only way that I can make your chart work is to make each individual bubble a separate series. Dave dvt at psu dot edu |
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How to label bubbles in bubble chart
You already know one way to color the bubbles differently. Another is
to select each bubble (click to select the series, pause, click to select the bubble) and double-click. Now, set the desired options. To add labels, get Rob Bovey's free and misnamed XY Chartlabeler from www.appspro.com -- Regards, Tushar Mehta MS MVP Excel 2000-2003 www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA tutorials and add-ins Custom Productivity Solutions leveraging MS Office In article , says... I'm trying to graph multiple rows, each of which has 3 data values. I want to graph a bubble chart whose X-axis, Y-axis, and bubble size represent these 3 data values. But I also want the bubbles to be different colors so I can distinguish them by row. Finally, I'd like to label the colors with row names in the legend. Is this possible? |
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