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Sparklines are not filled in the new cells that correspond to extended ranges in Excel

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You use a dynamic range as the data source for sparklines in a Microsoft Excel worksheet. For example, you use an�OFFSET formula when you specify the range.
  • You use a dynamic reference for the location range that you want sparklines to be displayed in.
  • You extend the data source range.
In this scenario, the existing sparklines are updated based on the data in the extended data range. However, sparklines are not filled in the new cells that correspond to the extended ranges.

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Cause

This problem occurs because the dynamic range is converted to a fixed absolute reference.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. In the worksheet, click the last cell that contains sparklines.
  2. Drag the outside selection of the cell to extend the sparklines to new cells. Then, sparklines are filled in the new cells.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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References

For more information about How to use defined names to automatically update a chart range in Excel , click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
183446 How to use defined names to automatically update a chart range in Excel

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Keywords: KB981236, kbprb, kbsurveynew, kbtshoot, kbexpertiseinter

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Article Info
Article ID : 981236
Revision : 5
Created on : 10/31/2012
Published on : 10/31/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 497