How do I create a bar graph where the y-axis have letter values instead of
numbers? I want the x-axis to show student names and the y axis to show
letter grades of a certain test.

And how is Excel to know that A is 25% better than B?
You will need to use numbers for the y-axis but you can add text boxes with
letters to the axis.
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> How do I create a bar graph where the y-axis have letter values instead of
> numbers? I want the x-axis to show student names and the y axis to show
> letter grades of a certain test.

Hi,

You can build this chart using combination of chart types.

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/ArbitraryAxis.html
http://www.andypope.info/charts/tilechart.htm

Cheers
Andy

wendy wrote:
> How do I create a bar graph where the y-axis have letter values instead of
> numbers? I want the x-axis to show student names and the y axis to show
> letter grades of a certain test.

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