We can create a Pivot Chart that summarizes and displays our data for better comprehension. With Pivot charts, we can see comparisons, patterns, and trends in a simple outlay. We can create Pivot Charts from scratch or from a pivot table. The steps below will walk through the process of creating a pivot chart from scratch.
Figure 1- Example of a Pivot Chart in Excel
Creating a Simple Pivot Chart
Our pivot chart is always associated with a Pivot table report, hence, we will see a Pivot table report alongside the chart we created in our Excel worksheet.
- We will enter our data in an array of rows and columns
Figure 2 – Preparing your Data
- We will select any cell in our source data
- In the Insert tab, we will click the Pivot Chart option
Figure 3- Clicking on Pivot Chart
Figure 4 – Create Pivot Chart Dialog box
- We will click OK
- We will select the Pivot Chart Fields and drag them to the position that we want
Figure 5 – Pivot Chart Fields
Figure 6 – Condensed Pivot Chart
- Lastly, we can add a title to our chart as shown in figure 7
- We will select the chart, then the layout table, then chart title
- We will click on the chart and enter our title, “Sales Report”
Figure 7 – A Simple Pivot Chart
Explanation
We use Pivot charts to achieve a visual representation of our data or a pivot table in Excel. They are the best types of graphs because it’s easy to compare portions of data against other portions without altering our raw data.
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