Excel Scatter Chart

joma

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I have Excel scatter chart showsing stock weight% on X axis and stock return% on Y axis. I'd like to plot the background of this scatter chart using different colors. For example, the background with the stocks with more than 5% return will be pink, then the background with the stocks with 2- 5% return blue etc.

Is there any way to do this in Excel?
 

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Thanks for the info, but I've already check the site you mentioned. Couldn't find anything on the subjct.

joma
 
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I want horizontal bands in my XY scatter chart. For example, the area above 5% return on Y axis has pink background, 2% - 5% on Y axis blue, (2%) - (-2%) white, (-2%) - (-5%) red. These bands will show the degree of stock performance regardless of stock weight%.

joma
 
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You could do something like this:

(I'm sorry but I cannot show the resulting chart here.)


-Add a new column next to the data like in my example.
-Copy it, select the chart, edit - paste special, as new serie.
-Right click the new serie, chart type - bar chart.
-Format the new data serie as (Options) Overlap: 0, Gap: 0, vary colours by point.
-Format the individual bar to the color you want. Adjust X axis scale so the bars goes all the way out to right.
Book1
ABCD
1XYExtra
21310
32210
43110
54610
65510
76410
87710
910
Sheet3
 
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How do I adjust X axis? I have difficulty extending the bar all the way to the right.

joma
 
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It worked! Thank you. Now do you know how to put labels in each point of the scatter? I can make scatter charts using only X and Y axis, but I want to name each point with something like "Stock 1", etc.

joma
 
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Go back to the beginning and add a column with the names for your lables before your data. Now when you create the original scatter you have A1:C8 selected.
When the scatter is ready you Right click the chart - Chart options - Data lables - and check Lable containes: X value

That way the text in A column will appear as lables.
Book1
ABCD
1XYExtra
2name11310
3name22210
4name33110
5name44610
6name55510
7name66410
87710
910
Sheet1
 
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