I've got the following table
What I want do is create a bar chart and to have 5 different bars, each one with a height of 2. The issue is that, because there are 2 items that are on the 04/01/2022 then my chart groups them together. Is there a way to make Excel say "Separate that single bar into 2 because the times are different?
This is what Excel currently creates for me
I know that this type of chart doesn't make much sense right now but it does on the bigger project that I'm working on.
I suggest creating a pivot table, it will look like this:
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I have a bar graph as seen below, I need to change the colour of all the bars to let's say green.
Currently the only way I have been able to find to do this is click each individual date and then the fill bucket green as excel doesn't allow you to CTRL + Click multiple elements. Is there a way to change the colour of all the bars shown in one go?
Worth mentioning I can not change the colours by creating a "values table" as the workbook is locked and I have to do this for several different graphs.
That's happening because you have created the chart using every date as an individual serie. I suggest to use the "Switch Row/Column" option and became all the dates as a unique serie, so all the bars will have the same color.
In the other hand if you need to keep the chart as you shown on the picture shared, is possible to change every bar at once but just using a VBA code.
Can I do that in Excel or PowerPoint, maybe with necessary add-ins like Think Cell? I wouldn't want to do that manually by using shapes or overlaying one type of chart over another.
An example of such chart from McKinsey research:
To create such a chart I would assume that the author either colored it manually (not so unlikely if the picture is a one-off, consultancies have lots of people for such tasks) or used the following trick: The picture you showed consists of two charts (leaving the pillars on the right hand side out of scope):
The bar chart with all the numbers and texts in front
And in the background an area chart without numbers and texts
While 1) will only have columns for 2012, 2013, ... 2017 it is necessary that 2) is more granular and contain y-values for the following x-values 2012-left, 2012-right, 2013-left, 2013-right and so on.
In the end there will be quite some fine-tuning required.
All the best.
Jens
I'm looking to set up a scroll bar in Excel that corresponds to what set of data I use for a chart. I have built a 2-value doughnut chart that acts as a percentage gauge (green section is completed and grey is 100% minus the completed part).
I want to be able to choose what month's data I use for this chart using the scroll bar. All I can seem to find online is how to modify the number of rows and columns that are displayed on a graph rather than actually using the scroller to pick what data to display.
In addition, how would I make it default to the current month? Any help would be appreciated!
For anyone that is looking for a similar solution, I have figured it out. It works with something called a dynamic range. Use the value of the scrollbar to determine the offset of rows (pick which row of data to use). Then link that dynamic range to your chart in place of where you would select the data.
I was wondering if there is a way to integrate a bar chart and a line chart into "one single chart", where the bars are "on top of the line plot? See picture for a clearer view.
(Obviously the bar-chart is not supposed to be outside the actual plot...)
This is a bit of a hack, but you could create two charts with the chart area fill transparency turned to 100%. This allows charts to be placed on top of each other, but in a way that both can be seen. Turning off any elements in the chart that you don't want (for example, duplicate axis) would enhance the presentation.
Problem solved. It was actually just a matter of scaling data, and using two "line with markers" type charts. The lines in between each dot in the one showing the percentage, were then removed. Then, using a certain layout, a line connecting the two series could appear (as shown in pic).
I am a beginner to Excel. I am using Excel 2010. I am trying to create an excel spread sheet that has different sections. For example Lets say, my sheet tab is labeled sports. I want the sheet to have different section of sports like basketball, baseball, and football all on the same sheet. In Each section I want to have a like 5 columns with a vertical and or horizontal scroll bar. Is this possible to have?
I believe that you want to go into the View tab on the ribbon, use the "New Window" button to make new windows, and then Arrange those windows.
The data can all be in one sheet or in multiple sheets, but you should be able to view all at the same time, with individual scroll bars.
I would actually strongly recommend storing each sport in it's own separate sheet, because while you can freeze panes separately in each window, you cannot hide columns separately.
I'm not exactly sure what you're aiming for here though.
And when it looks how you want it to, you'll want to save your workspace.