Ultimate Guide: VBA for Charts & Graphs in Excel (100+ examples)

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Charts and graphs are one of the best features of Excel; they are very flexible and can be used to make some very advanced visualization. However, this flexibility means there are hundreds of different options. We can create exactly the visualization we want but it can be time-consuming to apply. When we want to apply those hundreds … Read more

Create Slopegraphs in Excel

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I’m not going to lie to you, the first time I saw a slopegraph, I was completely underwhelmed, I thought “it’s just a line chart with two points, hardly worth getting excited about”.  But the reaction, the first time I used one in a presentation, was unbelievable. People even asked me for my template, so … Read more

Create a fan chart in Excel

0069 Fan Chart in Excel

A fan chart, or uncertainty chart, as I like to call them, is a way to display historical data along with a prediction of future values. For example, they are often used to indicate inflation or exchange rate predictions, but can display any data with an uncertain future value. So how can we create a … Read more

How to create a step chart in Excel

Create a step chart in Excel

Step charts show data that changes at specific points, then remain consistent until the following change occurs. It’s not a default chart type, but I want to share with you how to create a step chart in Excel. Interest rates set by central banks across the world follow a similar system. Some important people in … Read more

Variable width column charts and histograms in Excel

Variable width column charts and histograms

In Excel, the standard column chart will display all columns with the same width at regular intervals.  However, in some circumstances, it would be better for the width of each column to be different.  For example, where each column represents different ranges of data.  This same principle of column width also applies to histograms. Excel … Read more

Creating custom Map Charts using shapes and VBA

Custom Map Charts

Whenever I see promotional images for expensive BI Dashboard software, they always show the same thing – a map with countries or regions highlighted in different colors.  It sends the subtle message that maps are the pinnacle of Business Intelligence (whether they are or not is a different matter altogether).  Until Excel 2016, these Map … Read more