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    Hi,

    I've just started using slicers to build a dashboard for my boss and have two questions i'm hoping someone could help me with.

    1) Is there a way to get a chart title to change depending on what filter is selected in a slicer?

    2) Is there a way to setup a slicer as a "Master" slicer that resets other filters when it is changed?

    The 2nd might need a bit more explanation.

    I have a slicer that allows the user to select a region let's say North and/or South. Each region has a subset of stores, unique to that region (N1, N2,N3, S1,S2,S3)

    If i slice/filter on North and select store N1 - my chart shows info for N1. Great.

    But if i then select "South" - my chart goes blank, because the filter on store is still on. Its easy enough to clear the filter from store, but i am really trying to cater for the lowest common denominator here so want it to clear the filters from "store" when a region is selected. Any ideas, would i need a bit of code running on the sheet? If so could someone point me in the direction of the commands i require? My VBA skills pretty much go as far as Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V!

    Thanks in advance!

    J

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    For first item see this article.
    http://www.excelguru.ca/content.php?...otTable-Slicer
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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    Thanks mate, that's a great article. Solved problem 1!

    Any ideas for problem 2 are greatly appreciated! Thanks

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    I'm not aware of a built in way to reset a secondary slicer.

    There is code to clear a slicer but I can not find any event to capture change in master slicer. There is an event for pivot table change but you can not tell what caused the change.

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    You mean to say....that there is something Excel can't do? I thought it was all powerful! I can't do things in Excel, but there's always someone out there who knows how to do what i'm looking for....always...sunrise...sunset...

    Thanks for looking though mate , what's the code to clear the slicers? I might just put a button on the spreadshet with "RESET" in big letters. Hopefully, that'll be clear enough for them!

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    Change name of slicercaches to suit.

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    Macro recorder will help.

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    Great, thanks very much for your help!

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    Actually you could try this.

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    Right click sheet table, where the pivot table is, and paste code.
    Change slicer name.

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    Re: Change Chart Title Depending on a Slicer - slicer advice

    I knew it could be done! My faith is restored! Thanks mate

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