GRAPH: Including and Excluding Rows and Columns in Graph

ID: Q58465

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Graph 98 for the Macintosh
Microsoft Graph 97 for Windows
Microsoft Graph for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 5.0
Microsoft Graph for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0
Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 2.0, 2.01, 3.0, 4.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c

SUMMARY

When you double-click the border buttons (the buttons above the top row and to the left of the first column of the datasheet), you can select or deselect the data to be used in your chart.

MORE INFORMATION

An alternate method for selecting data is to select single or multiple cells on the datasheet and click Include Rows/Columns on the Data menu (the Dataseries menu in PowerPoint 3.0 or Graph 3.0):

In Graph 5.0 and Graph 97 & 98, included rows or columns have 3-dimensional headings, while excluded rows/columns have 2-dimensional headings.
In Graph 3.0, included rows/columns have black border buttons, while excluded rows/columns have gray border buttons.

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Keywords          : kbole kbdta kbgraph
Version           : windows:3.0,5.0,97; macintosh:3.0,5.0,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 11, 1998