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How To Create A Floating Column Chart In Excel?
Excel is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization, and one of the most popular chart types is the column chart. While a traditional column chart can be effective in many situations, sometimes you may want to create a more visually appealing and informative chart that highlights certain data points. This is where a floating column chart can be useful.
A floating column chart, also known as a waterfall chart, is a type of column chart that shows how an initial value is affected by subsequent values. It can be used to display changes in a financial statement or to show how different factors contribute to a final result. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of creating a floating column chart in Excel step-by-step, so you can effectively visualize your data and gain insights from it.
Create A Floating Column Chart
Here we will first add a new column for difference, then create a chart for the lowest and difference columns, then format the chart to complete the task.
Step 1
Consider an Excel sheet where the data is similar to the below image.
First, click on an empty cell, in our case cell D2, and enter the formula as =B2-C2 and click enter to get the first value.
Empty cell > Formula > Enter
Step 2
Then drag down using the auto-fill handle from the first value to fill all the values.
Step 3
Now select the columns for date, minimum, and difference, then click on insert and select column chart.
Select data > Insert > Column chart.
Step 4
Then right-click on the below series of charts and select Format data series. Then change fill to no fill and border to no fill.
Right click > Format data series > No fill > No fill.
The final output will be similar to the below image.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have used a simple example to demonstrate how you can create a floating column chart in Excel to highlight a particular set of data.
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