Using XY Scatter Charts to Plot Pairs of Data Points
Drawing with a Scatter Chart
An unusual use for XY scatter charts with straight lines is to make crude drawings on a
chart.
To create a drawing, it helps to trace your drawing onto quadrille graph paper first. You
need to choose a point where the left edge and bottom edge cross. This will be the (0,0)
point. For every point in the drawing, you enter the x and y location. The x location is the
number of gridlines from the left edge of the chart to that point. The y location is the dis-
tance from the bottom of the chart to the point.
If you need to draw a curve, you can choose as many points as possible ...
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