Moving End Points of a Trend Line

You can modify the position of trend lines by repositioning their start and end points, or by moving them to entirely new positions.

 

NOTE: To modify a trend line in the Chart window, you must display the Chart toolbar. To display the Chart toolbar, right-click the Chart window and select Show Toolbar from the Chart window pop-up menu. Click here for more information.

 

To modify a trend line, perform the following:

 

Perform the following to modify a trend line on the Chart window:

  1. From the Chart toolbar, click
    NOTE:
    If you do not see this button, you need to display the Chart toolbar.

  2. Perform one or more of the following:

  3. To move the start or end point of a trend line, hold the mouse over the start or end point of the trend line until you see the Adjust cursor Hold down the mouse button and drag the point to a new position and then release the mouse button.

  4. To move a entire trend line to a new position, hold the cursor over the trend line until you the see Move cursor. Click the mouse button and drag the trend line to a new position, and then release the mouse button.