If you want to delete or clear a sparkline then follow these steps:
- Select the sparkline or the group of sparklines that you want to delete.
- On the Sparkline Tools, click the Design tab.
- On the Design tab, in the Group group, click Clear.
How to delete sparklines
December 9, 2010 By
How to show or hide data markers in a sparkline
November 12, 2010 By
If you are using a sparkline with a line style (Excel 2010), then you can show data markers to highlight individual values. Follow these steps:
- Select a sparkline or a group of sparklines.
- On the Sparkline Tools, click the Design tab.
- On the Design tab, in the Show group, select the check boxes for the individual markers you want to show e.g. High Point, Low Point or Negative Points.
- To show all markers, select the check box labeled Markers.
- To hide a specific marker or markers uncheck the relevant check box(s).
How to create Sparklines in Excel 2010
November 5, 2010 By
A Sparkline is a tiny chart that can be inserted in a single cell. If you have data presented in a column or a row, then a Sparkline could be very useful in showing the pattern or the trend of that data.
The example below shows a Sparkline for the data in row 2.
To insert a Sparkline follow these steps:
- Enter your data in the worksheet.
- Select the cell where you want to insert the Sparkline.
- Click on the Insert tab.
- In the Sparklines group select one of the three options:
- Line: to plot your chart as a trendline.
- Column: to plot your chart as a series of columns.
- Win/Loss: good if you have negative numbers.
- The Create Sparklines window will open.
- In the Data Range text box enter your data range (in the form B2:G2).
- Your Sparkline will be inserted in the specified cell.
Tip.
If you right-click on the Sparkline you will see Sparkline options. e.g. you can change the data range or the Sparkline location.
How to update existing chart, Part 3: Chart Options
July 13, 2008 By
As I mentioned in part1 and part 2 of this series you can update an existing chart to change some of its properties without having to recreate the chart from scratch. In this post we will see how to update the chart options:
- Click on the chart.
- On the top menu Click Chart then click Chart Options.
- The Chart Options window will open.
There are six tabs in Chart Options window.
1. Titles
You can change the chart main title, category (X) axis title or Value (Y) axis title.
2. Axes
Here you specify what you want to see as labels in the category (X) axis or the Value (Y) axis.
3. Gridlines
Specify whether you want gridlines in the category (X) axis or the Value (Y) axis.
4. Legend
Specify where you want the legend to appear relative to the chart.
5. Data Labels
Data labels allow you to put labels on your data (the columns in our example). You can chose to put series names, category names or values.
6. Data Table
Data table gives you the option to show your actual data below the chart.
Please note that some of these options are not available for certain types of charts.
How to update an existing chart, Part 2: Data Series
July 9, 2008 By
As I mentioned in part 1 of this series you can update an existing chart to change some of its properties without having to recreate the chart from scratch. In this post we will see how to update the data series:
1. Click on the chart.
2. On the top menu Click Chart, then click Source Data.
3. The Source Data window will open.
4. Click on the Series tab.
5. On the left you will find a list of your series. When you click on an individual series, its name and value will show on the right. You can override those with actual values or with cell references.
6. To change the name of a series for example, click on the Name textbox. Either right the name directly, or to reference a cell go to your worksheet and select the desired cell.
7. Here you can also change the Category(X) axis labels. Click on the textbox then type the names of the labels separated by commas, or you can refer to worksheet cells as I mentioned earlier.
Applies to: Excel 2003
How to update an existing chart, Part 1: Data Range
July 6, 2008 By
If you have an existing chart and you want to change the source data of that chart, by expanding it for example, then instead of recreating the chart you can just update it as follows:
1. Click on the chart.
2. On the top menu Click Chart, then click Source Data.
3. The Source Data window will open.
4. Click on the Data Range tab.
5. In the Data Range textbox (below the chart) highlight the current data range.
6. Go to your worksheet and select your data range.
7. The new data range will be reflected on the textbox. And the chart will be updated accordingly.
Applies to: Excel 2003
A primer on chart terminology
June 25, 2008 By
If a picture worth a thousand words as the saying goes then a chart could be a good proof of this.
Excel has a chart wizard that provides the user with a variety of chart types and many options to customize those charts. So in this post I will not get into the details of how to create a chart but will try to clarify some of the jargons related to charts, and I will take the Column Chart as an example.
Before plotting a chart you have to arrange your data in a way suitable for the chart type that you are going to use.
Chart data consist of one or more series (a group of data). The series could be in a row or in a column. In case of the column chart, each series appear in the chart as a column, and also appear as a legend or caption to identify the relevant group of data.
The chart itself has two axis; The X-axis (horizontal line) which is called the Category and the Y-axis (vertical line) which is called the Value. Along the X-axis you will find the category name and category labels. Along the Y-axis you will find the value name. In our example if you put headings for the columns then they will be reflected in the legends of the chart.
There are many other chart options that can be customized like gridlines, data labels and data table which can be accessed by right-clicking on the chart.
Applies to: Excel 2003