Microsoft KB Archive/239846

= XL2000: Data Labels Misplaced with Bar Charts =

Article ID: 239846

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q239846





SYMPTOMS
Some labels appear to the left of the vertical (x) axis and outside the plot area of a Microsoft Excel bar chart. This symptom may occur on the screen or when you print your chart.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You create a standard clustered bar chart (the default bar chart) or a custom outdoors bar chart.

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 * The values in your data series have a large variance, that is, the series contains both small and large values.

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 * You choose to display data labels on your chart.

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 * You choose not to display the value (y) axis.

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 * You resize your chart after creating it.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB239846

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