Comments on: Adding an Arbitrary Target http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/ Peltier Tech Excel Charts and Programming Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:51:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/comment-page-1/#comment-5504 Jon Peltier Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:53:57 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=191#comment-5504 Hi JoLeeAnn - Try the techniques here: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/AddLine.html Hi JoLeeAnn -

Try the techniques here:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/AddLine.html

]]> By: JoLeeAnn http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/comment-page-1/#comment-5496 JoLeeAnn Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:38:41 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=191#comment-5496 I am using a bar/line graph: Line being target 2+ value points equal my bars I am trying to get the target line to go from the left Y axis to the far right side of graph. Current results are that the line goes from mid-point to mid-point of the X axis points. Current fix is to draw a line from one end to the other. (I don't want to draw a line). Please help I am using a bar/line graph:

Line being target
2+ value points equal my bars

I am trying to get the target line to go from the left Y axis to the far right side of graph.

Current results are that the line goes from mid-point to mid-point of the X axis points.

Current fix is to draw a line from one end to the other. (I don’t want to draw a line).

Please help

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/comment-page-1/#comment-4082 Jon Peltier Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:59:36 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=191#comment-4082 John - The two cases are different. In the earlier post the chart was comparing several discrete categories against a single target, say, words per minute vs. job applicants, or monthly sales objective vs. sales staff. In this post I was looking at a more continuous independent variable, specifically monthly sales target vs. month of the year. I used a lighter fill for the target, and a darker line for actual values, intending the actual values would thus have greater emphasis. John – The two cases are different. In the earlier post the chart was comparing several discrete categories against a single target, say, words per minute vs. job applicants, or monthly sales objective vs. sales staff.

In this post I was looking at a more continuous independent variable, specifically monthly sales target vs. month of the year. I used a lighter fill for the target, and a darker line for actual values, intending the actual values would thus have greater emphasis.

]]> By: John Gardner http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/comment-page-1/#comment-4074 John Gardner Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:59:22 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=191#comment-4074 AlexJ: The entry from the previous day was done as you suggest. I wonder why Jon switched from line=target to line=performance? AlexJ: The entry from the previous day was done as you suggest. I wonder why Jon switched from line=target to line=performance?

]]> By: Excel links of the week : ‘what can excite you most’ [Aug 4] | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/comment-page-1/#comment-2632 Excel links of the week : ‘what can excite you most’ [Aug 4] | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:11:52 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=191#comment-2632 [...] More on adding target lines your bar charts, Jon at PTS blog provides more alternatives for adding target lines to bar charts to show target vs. actual performance. This can be useful if you build dash boards and need to show more details. [...] [...] More on adding target lines your bar charts, Jon at PTS blog provides more alternatives for adding target lines to bar charts to show target vs. actual performance. This can be useful if you build dash boards and need to show more details. [...]

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/adding-an-arbitrary-target/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 Jon Peltier Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:50:45 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=191#comment-2587 Derek - Those "poor man's" animations are certainly possible. I do know that I've seen examples in which Excel charts or perhaps MS Graph charts are ungrouped by PowerPoint in order that certain chart elements can be displayed in a prescribed sequence. I should figure out how and post it some day. Derek -

Those “poor man’s” animations are certainly possible. I do know that I’ve seen examples in which Excel charts or perhaps MS Graph charts are ungrouped by PowerPoint in order that certain chart elements can be displayed in a prescribed sequence. I should figure out how and post it some day.

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