How to use the combination of bar chart and line chart

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In Excel, sometimes a single chart The type cannot meet the diversified display of data. At this time, a combination of multiple charts must be considered. Therefore, this article takes the combination of a bar chart and a line chart as an example to introduce the method of making a combination chart.

In the figure below, the year is used as the abscissa, operating income is represented by a bar chart, and profit is represented by a line chart.

Using the combination of charts, you can not only see the changing trends of revenue and profits, but also the previous correlation between the two. Now let’s take a look at how to make it.

Step 1: Preliminarily generate a combination chart.

Select cells A1 to B7 and insert the chart - clustered column chart. Select cells A1 to A7 and C1 to C7, Ctrl C to copy, click anywhere in the chart, select Paste in the Home tab - Paste Special - OK. The chart at this time is actually a combination of two bar charts. (Hold down the Ctrl key to select discontinuous areas) Select the orange bar, right-click to select the series chart type, select line chart for year and profit respectively, and check the secondary axis check box. At this time, the chart becomes a combination of a bar chart and a line chart.

Step 2: Set the vertical axis data and fill the column color.

1. Double-click the vertical axis on the left side of the chart. In the Axis Format - Axis Options, set the maximum value to 150 and the minimum value to 0. (Because the income data in the table is between 0 and 150)

2. Double-click the vertical axis on the right side of the chart. In the Format Axis - Axis Options, set the maximum value to 20 and the minimum value. The value is set to 0. (Because the profit data in the table is between 0 and 20)

3. Double-click the column in the chart, and in Format Data Series - Fill and Line, select light gray fill.

#Step 3: Set the polyline format.

Double-click the polyline, select the check box in front of the smooth line at the bottom of Format Data Series - Fill and Line, and select black for the line color.

Still in fill and line, select the mark and proceed in the following order.

1. Marking options - built-in - select dots - set the size to 5.

2. Fill - solid color fill - select black.

3. Border - select solid line - select white for color.

Step 4: Add and set data labels.

Click any area in the chart and select the data label from the plus sign in the upper right corner.

Select the data label of the column chart, click the plus sign - data label - data label, and adjust the position of the data label.

Double-click the data label in the line chart, and in setting the data label format, select the label position lower.

Step 5: Set the vertical coordinate title and adjust the text direction.

Insert the axis title through the plus sign in the upper right corner and enter the axis content.

It is found that the text direction of the vertical axis title is incorrect and needs to be adjusted. Double-click the text boxes of the two axis titles respectively. In Format Axis Title - Title Options - Size and Properties, select vertical text direction.

Step 6: Adjust the chart format and layout.

Add the chart title and legend through the plus sign in the upper right corner, and enter the title content.

Delete the horizontal axis title, the year in the legend, adjust the position, chart layout, and bold all text.

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