This is very useful if you want to keep the styling of your Sparklines the same. A Sparkline Group means that any changes you make to one Sparkline, will automatically be applied to all Sparklines in the group. When using the AutoFill tool to create the remaining Sparklines, you will automatically create a Sparkline Group. If you are not familiar with the AutoFill tool, see my article here.
You can now use the AutoFill tool to fill this sparkline down the column where appropriate.The Sparkline is displayed in the cell:.Once you have completed this step click OK.You will then just need to select the Location Range (cell) you want the actual sparkline to appear in. TIP: You can also perform this action in reverse instead of selecting the cell where you want the Sparkline displayed, highlight the data instead and then select Insert > Line. Use your mouse and highlight the data using the left mouse button.Now you need to select the Data Range you wish to include in your Sparkline.This will be the location the sparkline will be placed. The Location Range has already been filled in as the cell you had selected.The Create Sparklines dialog box will appear:.Place your cursor in the cell, where you wish to insert the Sparkline, I have selected cell N2.Open an existing file containing data you can use to add a sparkline (Use Ctrl + F12 on the keyboard to bypass Backstage view and go directly to the Open dialog box) or just create a quick sample of data.To create a sparkline, follow these steps:
How to create sparklines in excel 2010 how to#
To find out how to convert workbooks from older versions to the latest file formats, see my post Convert workbooks to the latest file format in Excel. Likewise, you will be unable to insert a sparkline if your current workbook is running in Compatibility Mode. It is important to be aware that because Sparklines are a feature of Excel 2010 and above, you cannot view them if your Excel workbook is opened in earlier versions of Excel. Which type of Sparkline you choose will depend on the type of data you are using and how you wish to display the information. Microsoft Excel gives you the ability to insert three (3) different types of sparklines: Line, Column and Win/Loss. The advantage of using a Sparkline instead of a chart is that instead of having a chart take up half your worksheet you can incorporate a Sparkline into a single cell allowing you to visualise a row or column of data at a time.īelow you can see my example of data with sparklines being used in column N. Sparklines are miniature charts which are displayed within a cell and can show trends within your data. Sparklines were introduced in Excel 2010 and are a great feature for those who prefer a “visual” approach to data (like myself). I can hear you asking it now, what is a Sparkline? It’s a very good question which I’m going to answer for you now.
0 kommentar(er)
