On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:06:11 -0700, john geldman wrote: > I think you folks may be missing something. If I understand the > original request correctly. > > What I'm about to attempt to describe refers to 2.0 Beta 2 (1.9.125). > > What I do is to select the rows & columns, and then select insert -> chart > > This brings up the chart wizard. > > First screen: > For no labels (like your example) don't select the label boxes. > I normally like my charts on seperate sheets, so I do. Next > > Second screen: > This is the important part, on the bottom row, second from the left is > the XY chart. Select this "icon" > I'd suggest turning on the labels in the preview (it helps see what is > going on). > By the way, I presume your data is in columns, ie. (1,6), (2,8) are > the first two data points. Select this also if needed. Next > > Third screen: > Choose the line type. I like the cubic-spline with symbols. > Choose the grid background you want. Next > > Fourth screen: > Add labels (I usually have a title and axis titles). Finish. > > So, the key is to choose the XY chart. It may be you guys are getting > there through a careful selection order of the data. But, I think this > is more straightforward method. This should work on 1.9.104 also (I'm > not going back to check). > > John
This seems to do it too. One problem in my case is that one of the y values is 0, and this only comes through if the basic xy chart is chosen; all the line enhancements skirt over the "outlier". If one wants a different chart form, say a bar graph, it seems the label function in wizard screen 1 must be invoked. My constructive comment: The charting function is hardly intuitive or self-explanatory. Thanks, Paul -- Using OOo 1.9.104 on Win XP sp2. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
