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unclejohnjohn
Oct 23, 2020Copper Contributor
what happened to "value from cells"?
In a chart: Data labels, more options, format data labels, label options, label contains value from cells Usually it the option is there, today, sometimes/mostly, it is not. These are x-y scatter...
PeterBartholomew1
Oct 30, 2020Silver Contributor
I this (enclosed picture) what we are discussing?
unclejohnjohn
Oct 30, 2020Copper Contributor
Yes, that option is what I used to see, but lately it is not available. I have tried with very simple data but I haven't seen the option lately.
Perhaps there are some unspoken rules about when it will work.
- PeterBartholomew1Oct 30, 2020Silver Contributor
unclejohnjohn I created the image using MS 365 Excel Insider. AFAIK, the option shows when you seek to format existing data labels.
- BenBenBen1420Mar 24, 2023Copper ContributorHi Peter, also missing for me. I'm on MS365 Excel. encinasl is right it's missing. This is a major bug.
- Patrick2788Mar 24, 2023Silver ContributorMake sure you're not working in compatibility mode. If so, File | Info | Convert to convert to XLSX.
- encinaslMar 08, 2023Copper Contributor