SoCal Mitch
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Hi All,
On a scale of 1-10 of how good I am with Excel, I would say I am solid 3. I know the basics very well and can do simple stuff and charts.
I'm trying to find a way to have a chart automatically select a specific region of data to display based on the current date.
As an example, I have 3 parameters that are entered anywhere from 1 to 4 times per day.
IE: Col A - Has the Date, Col B - Has the time, Col C - Has datapoint 1, Col D - Has datapoint 2 & Col E - Has datapoint 3.
The chart uses the date & time columns for the horizontal axis and the columns c through e as the data in the graph. Each data can range from 40 up to 200.
I have several cells set up to show me averages based on the current date. IE: one shows me the average for each for all datapoints where the date/time are equal to or greater than 1 week ago. Another for 1 month ago.
My issue is that when I do the chart, I have to right click and re-edit the data source every time I want to see a current graph.
I'm hoping there is some way where I can create a graph that will always use data points and the horizontal axis within a specific date range just like the averages. 1 to show the previous 7 days and one the previous 30.
I've been spending the past 2 weeks trying to figure this out but I'm lost and not sure if it is even possible.
If anybody can help, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm willing to upload a sample xlsx file if needed.
Mitch
On a scale of 1-10 of how good I am with Excel, I would say I am solid 3. I know the basics very well and can do simple stuff and charts.
I'm trying to find a way to have a chart automatically select a specific region of data to display based on the current date.
As an example, I have 3 parameters that are entered anywhere from 1 to 4 times per day.
IE: Col A - Has the Date, Col B - Has the time, Col C - Has datapoint 1, Col D - Has datapoint 2 & Col E - Has datapoint 3.
The chart uses the date & time columns for the horizontal axis and the columns c through e as the data in the graph. Each data can range from 40 up to 200.
I have several cells set up to show me averages based on the current date. IE: one shows me the average for each for all datapoints where the date/time are equal to or greater than 1 week ago. Another for 1 month ago.
My issue is that when I do the chart, I have to right click and re-edit the data source every time I want to see a current graph.
I'm hoping there is some way where I can create a graph that will always use data points and the horizontal axis within a specific date range just like the averages. 1 to show the previous 7 days and one the previous 30.
I've been spending the past 2 weeks trying to figure this out but I'm lost and not sure if it is even possible.
If anybody can help, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm willing to upload a sample xlsx file if needed.
Mitch
