Excel template chart data percentage won't change

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Hi there, this is my first post and I'm a complete amateur at Excel so bear with me please!

 

Below are screenshots are my worksheet I used based on the template they had for personal budget. I used this for two months and the percentage just froze and stopped working,

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I clicked on unhidden data to reveal the chart data and opened up a new template and I see no difference in what could have went wrong. The percentage should have changed number based on =MIN(TotalMonthlyExpenses/TotalMonthlyIncome,1) but it didn't. The above attached two examples is of one being the rent is £1000 a month and the other £4000 a month and all numbers changed except the percentage. This is driving me mad, how do I change this? Screenshot of plain template of what was originally given to me here: (Only difference is new columns and rows)

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I hope anyone can help. Many thanks in advance,

 

Rosie

 

1 Reply

@RosieBenn 

 

Templates are not without problems. And sometimes difficult to diagnose. Almost impossible without seeing the actual spreadsheet (not just an image).

 

Is it possible for you, therefore, to post either your actual OR, if you don't want to share your personal finances, a copy of the original template as you get it from the source...put it on OneDrive or GoogleDrive and paste a link here that grants access.  Or paste a link here to the original template--there are many personal budget templates, so it would take some time for one of us to go figure out which one it is.

 

Just for the record, though, I've not used many templates myself--preferring to design my own--but have seen quite a few from other people posting questions here on this forum. And I have yet to see one that doesn't have quirks, odd problems, sometimes from hidden elements that are difficult to locate. They're not for the faint-hearted!  My recommendation is to use templates like this as a jumping off point to create your own....