Comments on: Variable Width Column Charts (Cascade Charts)

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:07:31 +0000

Jon -

Switch X and Y in the worksheet and rebuild the chart. Excel can’t do it within the chart without ruining the effect if the data arrangement.

By: Jon Arnott

Jon Arnott — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:44:47 +0000

Hi Jon

I am having trouble re-creating the cost curve as i am unable to download the “chart labeler utility”.

I am looking at mining operating costs per lb of materials sold (y axis) and the annual output capacity of that mine in tonnes (x axis) to compare against one another and look at what price the mining for each project would become uneconomical.

I get as far as getting a stacked column chart but the graph shows my x axis as being “operating cost” and y axis as being “output”. When i try and switch them, all hell breaks loose!!

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:06:32 +0000

Daniel -

Were you trying this with the data from the example? I just recreated the example chart following the protocol without any problem like you described.

If you used different data, could you share it? Maybe there’s something about it that makes it misbehave.

By: Daniel Arce

Daniel Arce — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:55:01 +0000

This does not work as described in Excel 2007. When I hit the date axis radio button to format the x-axis only the data from the first two series are displayed and the dates are given as an unreadable mess.

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By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:30:58 +0000

Wei Chi -

Make your charts using a line chart type, not an area chart.