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XL2000: Data Labels Misplaced with Bar Charts

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This article was previously published under Q239846

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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.

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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.

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

    -and-
  • You choose to display data labels on your chart.

    -and-
    • You choose not to display the value (y) axis.

      -or-
    • You resize your chart after creating it.

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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)

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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.

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Keywords: KB239846, kbqfe, kbfix, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 239846
Revision : 3
Created on : 11/5/2003
Published on : 11/5/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 229