AP> A chart can only have 255 series, is that what you mean by
AP> lines? It can however have 32K data points.
AP> What sort of help do you need exactly?
AP> Cheers
AP> Andy
AP> novice wrote:
??>> hi all,
??>> i need to plot a data which has about 1000 lines in excel
??>> xy scatter chart. please help me
I don't really know what the OP actually wants but I think some
thought as to the actual purpose of a graph is needed. What can
actually be served by plotting *all* of an immense number of
data points? I leave aside the fact that depicting more points
than the screen resolution is quite a trick! As I have mentioned
before, both entertainment and enlightenment can be gained by
reading Edward Tufte's books, especially "The Visual Display of
Quantitative Information" and "Envisioning Information".
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland.
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