With the last update of Numbers (at least I'm assuming so, since I've never had this problem), my bar graphs keep coming out with this huge gap between the y-axis and the bars themselves. The bars are off center and it looks terrible and I can't figure out how to fix it. Can someone please help? Thank you!
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
I cannot duplicate your problem.
Please post the source table for that chart while the chart is selected and after you clicked the "Edit Data References".
Wayne, is this what you mean?
Here is how I set this up:
the first column is a header and the first row is a header (in the table). Notice the chart is set up to "Plot columns as Series"
The problem is your table layout or your selection of data for the chart. As laid out, "Male" and "Female" are not series names, they are data points. "Male" and "Female" are text so they do not get plotted but they do take up space on the chart. Wayne's change was to move "Male" and "Female" into the header row. Another solution would be to leave the table as you have it but not select that row when creating your chart. Wayne's suggestion is the "Numbers way" to do it and I recommend it as the solution to your problem but there are times you have to (or want to) do it this other way.
Empty space in bar graphs
