You are learning Creating Charts and Graphs in MS Excel
How to create a chart from a PivotTable in Excel?
Here's how to create a chart from a PivotTable in Excel:
1. Select a cell within your PivotTable: This can be any cell in the table.
2. Navigate to the Insert tab: Locate the "Insert" tab on the Excel ribbon.
3. Choose "PivotChart" from the dropdown: Click the dropdown arrow under the "Insert Chart" button (usually a bar chart icon) and select "PivotChart" from the available options.
Alternatively:
- You can right-click on any cell within the PivotTable and choose "Analyze" from the context menu. Then, select "Change Chart Type..." to choose the desired chart format.
Excel will perform the following actions:
- By default, Excel will create a new chart based on the current layout of your PivotTable.
- If you have values in the Rows area of the PivotTable, the chart will likely be a column or bar chart.
- If you have values in the Columns area, the chart might be a line or area chart.
- The chart will appear on a new worksheet by default, but you can choose to place it on the existing worksheet where your PivotTable is located.
Customizing the Chart:
Once you have your basic chart, you can customize it further using the "Chart Tools" context menu that appears when you click anywhere on the chart itself. This menu provides various options for formatting the chart elements (like titles, axes, data labels, etc.) and choosing different chart types to better represent your data.
Remember:
- The specific chart type you choose will depend on the type of data you're trying to visualize and the insights you want to highlight.
- You can always go back and modify the PivotTable itself to change the underlying data and see how it affects the chart.
By following these steps, you can easily create informative charts from your PivotTables in Excel, helping you present your data analysis in a visually compelling way.