# Excel question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/345756>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 23, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/345756 "2006-02-23T05:33:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/345756/1 "2006-02-23T05:33:13Z")

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Hey guys,

I am trying to get two data sets on the same graph, but with different graph types. That is, I want one group of data to be scattered points, and the other to be connected points. How would I do this?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![pikolo77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@pikolo77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pikolo77)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/345756/2 "2006-02-23T05:37:41Z")

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[http://www.dicks-blog.com/archives/2005/03/04/two-type-charting/](http://www.dicks-blog.com/archives/2005/03/04/two-type-charting/)

Try this and leave a post on his blog letting him know it worked.

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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/345756/3 "2006-02-23T17:30:49Z")

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That work brilliantly, thanks a bunch.