Question : How to graph a fixed line vs individual days data in Excel

Two Questions based on the same concepts:

I have a chart in excel 2007 that graphs days of the month on the X axis and Cumlative daily Percentages on the Y axis.  It is line graph.
The Y axis is entered based on daily results (End of Day). I calculate what % increase there has been since the begining of the month.
Each month I have a target percentage (20%) that is to be reached by the end of the month. This is obtained from a cell on another worksheet
I would like to place a line starting @ 0,0 that goes diagonally to the target percentage by the end of the month.
So as the month goes along, I can visually see if I'm tracking above or below for a given day based on a theoretical straight line.
Can this be done?


Another chart is a bar chart that graphs Dollars per day, again input at the end of the day. On another Worksheet I have the ending dollar target for the month. How do I add a bar with a reference to another sheet that is accurate for each day?  i.e.  If the dollar amount for the month is $310 and there are 31 days, the first day would be $10, the second $20, The third $30....

I'm ok with VBA if it needs to be done that way.  I'm used to Access and VBA there.

Answer : How to graph a fixed line vs individual days data in Excel

Hello GNOVAK

for the first question: add a data series to your chart. The series should have as many cells as there are days in your chart. Set the first cell to 0, leave the middle cells blank and set the last cell to your target value. You can do that by simply using

=Sheet2!A1

or where ever your target data is. Specify in your chart settings that empty cells should be plotted and connected with a line. This way, you'll see a line from day1 at zero to day30 at target.

I don't really understand your second question. As Cyberkiwi has suggested, post some data to work with. If need be, draw the chart with the drawing tools to illustrate what you want.

cheers, teylyn