Thread: How do I add a line chart to a stacked chart?

I have 3 series as a percent in a stacked chart and would like to plot a line
in dollars through the the different stacks for each quarter - any help is
appreciated.

Sarah

plot he dollar amount series as part of the stacked chart
on the chart select the new data set and
change axis to secondary
and
got to <chart><chart type> and select the line chart you want.
Play with the formating to make it ddo what you want.

"smazeika" wrote:

> I have 3 series as a percent in a stacked chart and would like to plot a line
> in dollars through the the different stacks for each quarter - any help is
> appreciated.
>
> Sarah

The OP may not need to use the secondary axes, since the line can reside
within the same axis group as the stacked columns.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______


bj wrote:

> plot he dollar amount series as part of the stacked chart
> on the chart select the new data set and
> change axis to secondary
> and
> got to <chart><chart type> and select the line chart you want.
> Play with the formating to make it ddo what you want.
>
> "smazeika" wrote:
>
>
>>I have 3 series as a percent in a stacked chart and would like to plot a line
>>in dollars through the the different stacks for each quarter - any help is
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Sarah

I agree, but many times the scale needs to be different, depending on what
is being shown. In this case where the stacked data was to be in percent,
if that is what the actual data was, I thought it would almost certainly
need to be a different Scale.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

> The OP may not need to use the secondary axes, since the line can reside
> within the same axis group as the stacked columns.
>
> - Jon
> -------
> Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> Peltier Technical Services
> Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> http://PeltierTech.com/
> _______
>
>
> bj wrote:
>
> > plot he dollar amount series as part of the stacked chart
> > on the chart select the new data set and
> > change axis to secondary
> > and
> > got to <chart><chart type> and select the line chart you want.
> > Play with the formating to make it ddo what you want.
> >
> > "smazeika" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I have 3 series as a percent in a stacked chart and would like to plot a line
> >>in dollars through the the different stacks for each quarter - any help is
> >>appreciated.
> >>
> >>Sarah
>

Sorry, you're right, I missed the units in the original statement.

- Jon

bj wrote:
> I agree, but many times the scale needs to be different, depending on what
> is being shown. In this case where the stacked data was to be in percent,
> if that is what the actual data was, I thought it would almost certainly
> need to be a different Scale.
>
> "Jon Peltier" wrote:
>
>
>>The OP may not need to use the secondary axes, since the line can reside
>>within the same axis group as the stacked columns.
>>
>>- Jon
>>-------
>>Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
>>Peltier Technical Services
>>Tutorials and Custom Solutions
>>http://PeltierTech.com/
>>_______
>>
>>
>>bj wrote:
>>
>>
>>>plot he dollar amount series as part of the stacked chart
>>>on the chart select the new data set and
>>>change axis to secondary
>>>and
>>>got to <chart><chart type> and select the line chart you want.
>>>Play with the formating to make it ddo what you want.
>>>
>>>"smazeika" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have 3 series as a percent in a stacked chart and would like to plot a line
>>>>in dollars through the the different stacks for each quarter - any help is
>>>>appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Sarah
>>