Microsoft KB Archive/95342

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

Excel: Reversed Axis Chart Not Correct in Chart Wizard
Last reviewed: September 12, 1996

Article ID: Q95342

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for Macintosh, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS
In versions 4.0 and 4.0a of Microsoft Excel, if you use the ChartWizard to edit a chart formatted with unattached text, arrows, or a reversed value axis scale, the chart will not be displayed correctly: step 2 of 2 in the ChartWizard displays the chart without its unattached text or arrows and the value axis is not reversed. All other formatting will be displayed correctly.

NOTE: The value axis is the y-axis for most chart types; in bar charts, the value axis is the x-axis; and in scatter charts, both the x-axis and the y-axis are the value axes.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for Windows and in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION
This problem only occurs when you view the chart in the ChartWizard. Once you choose OK in step 2 of 2 and return to your worksheet, the chart will be displayed correctly with the reversed value axis, unattached text, and/or arrows.