1.174 FAQ-840 How to add recession bars on a 2D graph?

Add-RecessionBars

Last Update: 9/19/2016

To plot economics data, you might need to add vertical bars at the periods of recession as below:

There are two methods to add such recession bars on a 2D graph:

• Add vertical bars spanning between missing values using the option Fill Area Under Curve in the Line tab of Plot Details dialog.

• Alternate fill the area between reference lines using the Alternate Fill options in the Reference Lines tab of Axis dialog.

See example 1 or example 2for more details.

Keywords:recession bar, fill breaks, vertical bar, periods of recession, economics data

Minimum Origin Version Required: 2017 SR0