Hi,
Does anyone have any tips on how to replicate this type of pie chart look in Excel? Nothing seemed close in 2013, so I went back to an old copy of 2010 and chart type 26 looked like a good starting point. But no matter how much I tweaked the settings, I couldn't really get close.
SamplePie.png
Thanks
Hi,
That looks like a simple pie chart with a 3D bevel effect added to the series (for no good reason).
Don
Please remember to mark your thread 'Solved' when appropriate.
Look at the settings for the chart in the attached file
Comparison.jpg
Click *Add Reputation to thank those who helped you. Ask if anything is not clear
My advice: don't do it. Fancy embellishments should only be used if they add something to the meaning of the data being displayed visually. In this case, it's a pointless task. Remember the KISS principle when presenting data.
Ali
Enthusiastic self-taught user of MS Excel who's always learning!
Don't forget to say "thank you" in your thread to anyone who has offered you help.
You can reward them by clicking on * Add Reputation below their user name on the left, if you wish.
Forum Rules (updated August 2023): please read them here.
@AliGW @xlnitwit - what a pair of party poopers you are! What would everyone to do at work if they cannot fill their time with purposeless cell formatting and endless pointless tweaks to chart designs?
LOL, Kev!
When I'm at work, I certainly don't have time to play. But I did give a lecture a week or so back all about the presentation of data.
@AliGW and don't pretend you don't enjoy puzzling over worksheets that are such a kaleidoscope of colour that they dazzle when opened and visually inform nobody.
BTW - any chance of seeing the detailed nitty-gritty of that lecture?
The lecture was for Sixth Formers doing their EPQ (Extended Project Qualification), so I don't think you'd learn anything you don't already know.
Funnily enough, and I think it was on this forum a few days ago, I did open a workbook that was so bedazzling that I had to close it again immediately before a migraine set in!!! Unfortunately, I was unable to help that person because of it.
Yeah, I think I saw that one, and closed it straightaway.Originally Posted by AliGW
Pete
Kev - thank you for the example and settings!
And thanks everyone else for the comments.
I'm a 'just the data' kind of guy myself, but they wanted what they wanted.
Ah, clients ...
AliGW:
I enjoy migraines and purposeless, nonsensical things that waste your time and anger your employer (I can say that cuz I'm retired now and don't give a flip about boss's). I'd love to see that project so I can irritate others with the
eye dazzling effects.
Not really. For years I fought for the KISS principle. Too many folks expect the bells and whistles. As "they" say here in the States, ' Just git Er dun ! '
That would be Larry the Cable Guy, who seems mysteriously absent from heartburn commercials lately. It may be that in the current climate, everyone has despaired of waiting for antacids to take effect, and is now just going straight for the lye.
Entia non sunt multiplicanda sine necessitate
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Register To Reply
Bookmarks