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    Column chart to compare different periods

    Good evening everybody,

    I am not good at Excel and I am having problems to plot a column chart so it shows Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 in the horizontal axis and the number of cash deposits and the values of such deposits in the vertical one.
    I will like to plot the one I have on tab "dashboard" where you can put Q2 and Q1 together. When I click on select data and try to put the cell D8 from the cash deposit data Q1 and the same cell but from cash deposit data Q2 it does not allow me to do so.

    Can you kindly help?

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    Re: Column chart to compare different periods

    Consider changing the layout of your data.

    You can then use pivot table/chart to aggregate the data and display counts and values for selected periods

    For the example I made the values static rather than random so you can get the results
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    Re: Column chart to compare different periods

    Agreed, much better your way. Just some questions:

    What do you mean with "I made the values static rather than random so you can get the results"?
    Is there any way that the pivot and the graph get updated if I add more data to the list on the left-hand side or would I have to manually modify the pivot data source to include the new lines in the list and then refresh it and also the graph?

    Last question is about graphs, if you see the image attached, how could I modify the "Horizontal (category) Axis Labels? Letīs say I just want two tick boxes for Q1 and Q2 rather than five of them. There is not remove button option for the Horizontal, only for the legend entries.

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    Re: Column chart to compare different periods

    I can not see the image in you link. But the Period dropdown in bottom left hand corner of the chart allows for selection of Quarters. As does the slicer. You can also filter the pivot table.

    I was just letting you know I had replaced the formula with values. Using Random function in the data would mean the values would be out of sync after a calculation and you would not see the result of the values plotted in the chart

    If you use a table table you can add new data to the end. Then you would only need to refresh the pivot table.

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    Re: Column chart to compare different periods

    Thank you for your quick response and help.

    I have re-attached the image.

    Thank you
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