Creating A "grouped" Bar Chart From A Table In Excel
Answer : Excel charts work by plotting rows and columns of data, not just a big long row. So arrange your data like this: Select this range of data, and on the Insert ribbon tab, click Table. It won't insert anything, but it will convert your ordinary range of data into a special data structure known as a Table. Nothing to be scared of, Tables are pretty powerful. The dialog will ask if your range has headers, which it does (Week, A, B, C, Total). The Table now has special formatting, with a colorful header row and alternating bands of color. It's a little overformatted, but you can select it and choose a less (or more!) formatted style. Now select the table, or a cell within the table, and insert a column chart. If you don't want the total (it might overwhelm the rest of the data, simply select and delete the total columns in the chart, or select only the first four columns of the table before selecting the chart. Now comes the magic of Tables. If you have a formula som...