# How to make the Y axis non-cumulative

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-make-the-y-axis-non-cumulative/2042>\
**Category:** Newbee\
**Created:** [March 20, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-make-the-y-axis-non-cumulative/2042 "2016-03-20T15:43:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![drtall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/drtall/32/1341_2.png) [@drtall](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/drtall)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-make-the-y-axis-non-cumulative/2042/2 "2016-03-20T17:19:29Z")

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The short answer is that it isn’t possible. The long answer is probably [Why Beeminder likes cumulative graphs](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/why-beeminder-likes-cumulative-graphs/498)

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