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How to Add Year Date to Bottom Axis and Plot a Specific Date on the Graph|General Excel Questions & Answers|Excel Forum|My Online Training Hub

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How to Add Year Date to Bottom Axis and Plot a Specific Date on the Graph
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Mick Bozo

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Hi There,

I am trying to make an excel Graph and have to plot specific dates of the test on the graph (with a high/low range)but only want to enter the year on the bottom axis. The tests run over 3-4 years. Can this be done as I am having problems doing it.

I am attaching the graph in question which shows the dates of each test on the bottom axis whereas I have to show the year on the bottom axis but plot the actual dates of test on the graph.

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Mick

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Hi Mick,

Welcome to our forum!

You can use a chart label trick to do this as explained in this post. See your file attached.

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Thanks Mynda,

Your help is much appreciated.

Can I include the years 2015 and 2016 in the bottom axis and have the years spaced out equally as this is what I was after even though there are no values to be plotted in those years?

I understand that this will mean the plotted values will be spread apart more.

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Mick

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One final question regarding this matter.

If the chart label with the years at the bottom are evenly spaced and lets assume the years are spaced 1 inch apart.

will the plotted results be spaced according to when they were taken. So for instance if a test result was taken on 30 June 2014 would it appear half way along the 2014 year period. If it was taken 30 September 2014 would the plotted result appear 3/4 along the 2014 year width etc?

Many thanks once again.

Mick

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Hi Mick,

You'd need to add data for the missing years. See example file attached.

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Thanks Mynda!

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