XL: Graduated Symbol Is the Only Symbol Available in Data Map

ID: Q167718

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you create a Microsoft Map in Microsoft Excel, the only symbol that is available in the Microsoft Map Control dialog box is the graduated symbol.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the data you use to create the map uses zip codes as geographic data.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

If you format the first column of the data with a zip code number format, and then create a Microsoft Map on the worksheet, the only symbol you can display on the Map to represent the data is the graduated symbol.

For additional information about creating a map, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q147637
   TITLE     : XL: How to Create a Map with Microsoft Data Map

REFERENCES

For more information about Data Map, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   data map

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Microsoft Data Map" topic.

Data Map also contains Help for you to use. To use Data Map Help, click Data Map Help Topics on the Help menu while Data Map is open.

Additional query words: XL97 datamap

Keywords          : kbtool xlmap 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 7, 1999