Error bars on column charts

I'm having a problem with inserting error bars into a graph. In the Series window I pull down the menu and select "standard error", but all my error bars are the same, no matter how many categories i have, or how variable the data are within each catergory. How do i get error bars to reflect the actual data from my spreadsheet? I've calculated the standard deviations and standard error and they are clearly different from what the graph indicates. I can't select my own standard deviation data and apply it to the chart?

Hi Jim,
I checked out your claim that the Standard Error bars don't change and I can't confirm it here. Everything seems normal. Here's my test with 20 data points, using a scatter plot for easier reading, but the result was the same...
And, here's the same function of randomized data with 53 points...
Same data with Standard Deviation...
All looks ok to me. It does require that you get the scale big enough to see the change in the error bars. I used a fixed scale for all three shots, and the data is =2+1.5*RAND().
Regards,
Jerry

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