Changing Circles to Ovals on Bubble Chart

**keith25252** · 01-08-2010, 12:07 PM

Does anyone know how to change the circles to ovals (or any other shape) in a bubble chart? I am using Excel 2007.

Thanks

**Andy Pope** · 01-08-2010, 12:36 PM

If you create an oval via the Shapes > Insert.
Copy it and then within the chart select series and paste.

**keith25252** · 01-08-2010, 01:24 PM

That seems to keep it within the confines of the original circe. For example, if I paste in a square, I can see parts of the square (straight lines along top and sides) but corners are cut off by original shape of circle. Hope that makes sense. The attached is what it looks like when I copy a light orange square with dark blue outline into the chart.

**martindwilson** · 01-09-2010, 12:53 PM

see here
http://www.winsteps.com/winman/index...bblecharts.htm

**Andy Pope** · 01-10-2010, 08:56 AM

Not noticed before the shape gets squared.

Still you can work around that by grouping the shape with a square that has no fill or line formatting.

**keith25252** · 01-11-2010, 11:27 AM

That worked, much more creativity than I am capable of ;-)

Thank you Martin and Andy.

**laksir** · 05-08-2022, 01:43 PM

hello,
is it possible to create a graph in the form of an oval ring?

**laksir** · 05-08-2022, 01:46 PM

hello,
is it possible to create a graph in the form of an oval ring?
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