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How to get X and Y of any point in plot for excel 2010

Anonymous
2012-01-09T13:26:37+00:00

I have made a scatter plot with a smooth line in Excel 2010.


Is there any way to find X and Y value at any point in graph by moving cursor??.

(In 2003 i need to drag x and y value into graph for finding any point value)

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-09T17:35:39+00:00

    To get values in between the plotted points, you need the estimated equation of the curve connecting the plotted points.  Once again, click on the line and then right-click and then pick:

    Add Trendline...

    You will need to experiment with the type of line to best match the curve.

    Select Display equation on chart

    once you have copied the equation into a cell, you can evaluate it for any input.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-09T18:48:39+00:00

    Once i click on the line, i can only be highlighted with the plotted points not the ones present in between the scatter plot.Any suggestions for 2010

    Not sure if either of the below will work for you. Also, I haven't updated them in a while so I cannot indicate if they will or will not work with 2010:

    Interactive Chart

    http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/software/interactive_chart_display/index.html

    and

    Read X and Y value of any point on a chart

    http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/tips/read_chart_value/index.html

    The latter uses a feature that I believe Microsoft removed with 2007 and then added back through a free add-in.  If so, you may have to search for and install that add-in.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-09T17:17:19+00:00

    Once i click on the line, i can only be highlighted with the plotted points not the ones present in between the scatter plot.Any suggestions for 2010

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-09T13:51:33+00:00

    In Excel 2007, once you have click on the line, mouseover displays any datapoint.

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