In Microsoft Excel 2013, the default PivotChart type is a column chart. Sometimes, changing a PivotChart's chart type to a line chart helps express your idea more effectively. This online video takes you through the steps for changing a column chart to a line chart. In the process, you'll learn how to use the design contextual tab and the Change Chart Type dialog box, as well as how to create charts with markers.
When you create a PivotChart in Excel 2013, Excel creates a column chart…like the one shown here.…In this movie, I will show you how to change the type of a PivotChart in…your Excel workbook.…I'll use the ChartType sample file, which you can find in the Chapter06 folder of…your Exercise Files archive.…This PivotChart summarizes data based on quarterly sales for five…different departments.…A column chart summarizes this data perfectly well, but it's time series data.…In other words, it does quarter by quarter along the horizontal axis,…so a line chart, which works well for time series data ,could also be used.…
Let's say that I do want to change the PivotChart's type from a column chart to line chart.…To do that, I click any part of the PivotChart, and then on the Design contextual…tab, in the Type group, click the Change ChartType button.…Doing so displays the Change Chart Type dialog box.…Now I can select the type of chart that I want to use.…In this case, I will make it a Line chart, and I can select the chart subtype.…
Author
Curt Frye
Released
4/11/2013- Creating a PivotTable
- Summarizing multiple data fields
- Managing subtotals and grand totals
- Grouping PivotTable fields
- Filtering with selections, rules, slicers, and search filters
- Applying PivotTable styles
- Formatting cells
- Creating PivotCharts
- Enabling PowerPivot
- Using DAX operators
- Visualizing data with matrices, cards, and tiles
- Building charts and maps
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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1. Creating and Pivoting PivotTables
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Introducing PivotTables3m 14s
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Creating a PivotTable2m 37s
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Pivoting a PivotTable3m 13s
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Configuring a PivotTable3m 17s
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Managing PivotTables3m 48s
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2. Summarizing PivotTable Data
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Grouping PivotTable fields2m 40s
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3. Sorting and Filtering PivotTable Data
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Sorting PivotTable data3m 41s
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Creating a custom sort order3m 52s
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Formatting slicers3m 7s
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4. Formatting PivotTables
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Applying a PivotTable style2m 36s
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Creating a PivotTable style4m 27s
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5. Applying Conditional Formats to PivotTables
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6. Creating and Manipulating PivotCharts
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Creating a PivotChart2m 34s
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Pivoting a PivotChart2m 24s
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Filtering a PivotChart2m 48s
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Formatting a PivotChart3m 38s
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7. Printing PivotTables
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Printing a PivotTable2m 53s
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Printing a PivotChart1m 14s
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8. Manipulating PivotTables Using Macros
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Running an Excel macro4m 4s
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9. Starting with PowerPivot and the Data Model
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Introducing PowerPivot4m 32s
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Importing PowerPivot data3m 24s
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Managing table columns3m 21s
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10. Introducing Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
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Introducing the DAX language2m 29s
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Using DAX operators4m 35s
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Surveying DAX functions2m 35s
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Adding calculated columns2m 11s
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Adding calculated fields3m 7s
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11. Visualizing Power View Data Using Matrices, Cards, and Tiles
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Starting out with Power View2m 16s
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Creating a card3m 30s
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Creating a tile3m 18s
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Filtering Power View objects3m 31s
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12. Visualizing Power View Data Using Charts and Maps
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Creating a pie chart2m 7s
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Creating a line chart2m 40s
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Creating a map2m 31s
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Creating chart multiples2m 38s
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Conclusion
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Next steps54s
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