Microsoft KB Archive/212250

= Cannot add a data table to some charts in Excel =

Article ID: 212250

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212250





SYMPTOMS
When you create a chart and click Chart Options on the Chart menu, the Data Table tab does not appear, and you cannot add a data table to the chart.



CAUSE
Data tables are available only in the following charts:   Column Bar Line Area Stock Data tables are not available for the following charts:   Pie XY (scatter) Doughnut Radar Surface Bubble



WORKAROUND
A data table you add to a chart is a grid that contains the numeric data you used to create the chart. Each row in the data table represents a data series. The data table is usually attached to the category axis of the chart and replaces the tick-mark labels on the category axis.

To add a data table to a chart, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click the embedded chart or click the chart sheet.
 * 2) On the Chart menu, click Chart Options.
 * 3) On the Data Table tab, click to select the Show data table check box.
 * 4) Click OK.

If you click Data Table on the Chart toolbar, Excel adds a data table if the chart does not contain a data table, or removes the data table if the chart already contains one.

NOTE: If you activate a chart type that does not support data tables, the button on the Chart toolbar is disabled.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about data tables, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type data tables in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: XL2000 XL2002 XL2003 tables charts data

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