How to start Y-axis scale at odd value and have tick labels at even values?

[Paul S. Natanson]

On either an XY chart or on a scatter chart, I want to have a secondary Y
axis (showing temperature) that goes from 32 to 212. But I want the labels
to be at multiples of 10 (e.g., 40, 50, 60, - - - , 190, 200, 210).



The reason that I want to do this is because the secondary axis is degrees
FAHRENHEIT and I need for it to match the primary axis which goes from 0 to
100 degrees CENTIGRADE.



How can I create a secondary Y axis with a scale that starts at 32 and has
tick labels at even multiples of 10?



Paul S. Natanson +1-908-630-0406 paul628 at concentric dot net
December 26, 2006.

 

[Jon Peltier]

Excel chart axes always put the first tick at the minimum and count by the
major unit from there.

You could use a dummy XY series to apply your own custom axis scale:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/ArbitraryAxis.html

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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[Paul S. Natanson]

Jon: Your web site shows that you have come up with a clever work-around
that just might solve my problem. Many thanks. Paul 12-26-06

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[Jon Peltier]

Paul -

I've used the workaround for this and for many other purposes.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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