Date and Time Series Issues in Excel Charts
Many users think they are getting an axis error when they say that their column or line charts are showing every date between data...
A Taxing Situation…
In order to prevent vehicle population from growing too fast and also to ease traffic, Shanghai China has begun to auction off license plates. ...
Friday Challenge Answers: Year over Year Chart Comparisons
Thanks for the submissions for the Friday Challenge.
You can get the sample data and chart request here: friday-challenge-help-new-to-excel-yoy-comparisons
Here are some other submissions:
A) In the...
Stop Excel Overlapping Columns on Second Axis for 3 Series
We have learned how to Stop Excel Overlapping Columns in a few posts on the site. A reader had a follow-up question that I...
How-to Make a Wall Street Journal Horizontal Panel Chart in Excel
In a recent Wall Street Journal article I saw the following chart regarding Dropbox, YouSendIt and Box.com. The graph describes how many people use...
3 Ways to Add a Target Line to an Excel Pivot Chart
Add a Target Line to an Excel Pivot Chart
Many Excel users use Pivot Tables and they find it very easy to create a Pivot...
Dashboard Chart of Tiger Wood’s Money Ranking List and Golf Earnings
With the upcoming Open Championship (also known as the British Open) in Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, I wanted to see how...
Budget Analyst Question: My Answer
Last week I posted this:
Budget Analysts might be asked by their executive team, managers or co-workers.
Question Title: Bar Graph Below the Line
I need a...
Is it Possible to make this Excel Column Chart?
I saw this seemingly simple question from an Excel user but I spent a long time trying to figure it out without much success.
Can...
Add Multiple Percentages Above Column Chart or Stacked Column Chart
I recently posted a tutorial on how you can put a percentage at the top of a Stacked Column Chart. You can see the...