Microsoft KB Archive/86435

= Works: Lines Are Not Displayed in Works Line Chart =

Article ID: 86435

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 2.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0b
 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.5a
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0a
 * Microsoft Money 2000 Business & Personal Edition

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This article was previously published under Q86435



SUMMARY
The lines in a Microsoft Works for Windows line chart may not appear on screen or print if any of the following conditions exist:


 * The spreadsheet data that the chart was created from is double- spaced. Activate the chart window. From the Edit menu, click Series, and compare the cell ranges in the Value (Y) Series to the spreadsheet data. Anywhere a blank cell appears in the value series range, the line will be suppressed.


 * The Patterns setting may be set to None. Activate the chart window. From the Format menu, click Patterns & Colors, select either Auto or Solid under Patterns, then click Format.

Neither the lines nor the markers display or print in the following cases:


 * The Colors setting is the same as the window background color (for example, white). To change the Color setting, click Patterns & Colors from the Format menu, select a new color, then click Format.


 * The cells referenced by the value series contain numbers formatted as text (for example, numbers preceded by spaces). To check this, highlight each cell in the value series range, and make sure that the number in the formula bar is not preceded by a quotation mark.

