Amount other than zero in baseline graphs; values should be from min to max (8 Legacy Votes)

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The graphs of balances are displayed from zero to the actual value.  With larger balances, this results in a flat graph with no detail.  The value fluctuations are more visible if the baseline is the minimum balance.

smayer97

Many graphs in QM2007 work that way where the baseline is automatically adjusted, as you request. So this is a good idea. At the very least, a preference should be made available so the user can choose which works for them.

Unknown

I use the Net Worth graph and it uses a baseline of zero.  It is time for Quicken to update that graph(and all others).

Ps56k2

Wish there would be a way to scale the vertical axis for graphs...

When Q creates the bar graphs, the vertical is from 0 to some upper banded data element.
BUT - if the data points are all clustered around that upper data element, you really can't visualize the changes of the graph, since all the data points are within 1/4" on a full printed page.

Jim_Harman

The origin of many of the graphs seems random. In the Security Detail view, some of my securities' market values and price histories start at zero and some at or near the low for the interval.

I have verified that there are no zero values hiding in the price histories for the ones that start at zero.

svenman13

Agree. The reports are wonderful - but if the Y-axis is scaled from 0 - $10M, and all the data you want is from $9-$10M - the chart is not going to show you much. This would be a great addition to Quicken. I have taken to exporting a report into Excel for graphing.

Jim_Harman

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Jim_Harman

Also I also wish I could specify a logarithmic vertical scale, so that for example a 10% change is always the same distance vertically.

Ps56k2

tnx for the edit of the topic title & even the orig posting text -

I usually do that for others.... but am taking a "just browsing"position  for now -

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Jim_Harman

@Quicken_Natalie
Please combine this idea with this one
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7809190/scale-vertical-axis-in-graphs-edited-vote
and merge the legacy votes - they are the same idea.

Quicken_Natalie

Hello @Jim_Harman,

I have gone ahead and merged these and updated the Legacy Vote Count accordingly. 

Thank you,

Quicken Natalie

Ps56k2

Everyone needs to go back to the first posting and RE-vote this up -
think things got reset to zero when merged -

shelkol

And / or it would be nice to just have a non-zero based chart / graph like when you are looking at daily DJI price

Michael Barrett

I agree. The way the charts and graphs display is useless for any kind of trend analysis.

DickY

Displaying the graph with min/max values instead of setting to zero is programming 101. Any first semester student can do this. It should be changed.

RKos71

Changes in an $800,000 investment are hardly noticeable. We should be able to set our own baseline to allow us to interpret the data.