Using a relative SHEET reference for source data in a chart

[James]

Hello All,

I have a workbook with sheet 1 containing data, and sheet 2 containing
charts based on the data in sheet 1. I want to be able to use these two
sheets as templates for new sheets in the same workbook like so:

sheet 1 data -------> sheet 2 chart

sheet 3 data -------> sheet 4 chart

sheet 5 data -------> sheet 6 chart

etc.

When I try to copy sheet 1 to sheet 3 all is well, but when I copy the
charts in sheet 2 to sheet 4, those charts source data is still gathered
from sheet 1.

I need a method to replace the "sheet reference" in the source data to refer
to the PREVIOUS sheet, not the original sheet.

Hope that makes sense. I have looked everywhere in help as well as the MS
site, and google-a-go-go with no luck.

If you can help it would be greatly appreciated.

JMA

 

[Jon Peltier]

James -

Make a file with two sheets, the data and the chart, and save it in a
handy directory. Open this file, change the data, and move the sheets
together into the main workbook. Reopen the file, update the data to the
next values, and move the sheets into the main workbook. Etc.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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[James]

Jon,

Thanks for the reply. When I try the operation below, the copied sheets are
moved, but the chart source data referes to the other file, not the main
workbook? Am I missing something?

Thanks again.

JMA

 

[James]

I got it. I was copying, and it appears you must MOVE the sheets to the
main workbook...as you said below.

Thanks again!

 

[Jon Peltier]

That's it. When you copy the sheets, the original sheet remains in the
original workbook. When you move the sheets, the original sheet moves to
the new workbook. Fortunately, there is still a copy of the original
workbook that you can reuse.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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[James]

It worked like a champ Jon, thanks again. Nice site too. I will be
certain to check in for the tutorials and other information.

Metallurgy and Stats? Very eclectic!

Regards,

James!

 

[Jon Peltier]

Metallurgy and Stats? Very eclectic!

Well, I used them (and Excel) in conjunction with my research activities
for a number of years. Then I took another job, where itturned out that
nobody else understood the stats (the director of engineering kept
asking me what "Standard Deviation" meant), and the metallurgy fell
victim to politics and mismanagement. But that's old news.

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