Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Waterfall chart, part of Excel 2016: Charts in Depth.
- Another new chart type in Excel 2016…is called a Waterfall chart.…Now, you might or might not have a need for this,…and if you're not familiar with the concept…and you wanted to make a chart…comprised of the data here,…we need only click within it because it's surrounded…by empty cells and worksheet boundaries,…we could simply create a chart quickly with…alt F1 and we will get the default chart…called Clustered Column,…and nothing wrong with that.…That could be made more effective possibly…if the columns were wider,…and in some cases, maybe that's going to be just fine.…
A Waterfall chart does give us the ability though…to show the differences between growth and non-growth,…or better stated, positives and negatives…as we see in the list here.…I've also got a column put in here that we don't…necessarily need to use,…but it's a cumulative total of the entries that we see…over in column B,…so we've got formulas in here that are simply taking…the previous months,…and we've got our cumulative totals here.…By the way, on the number display or this might be…
Author
Dennis Taylor
Updated
3/1/2016Released
2/16/2016The training wraps up with lesson on changing data sources for charts and printing and sharing charts.
- Identifying chart elements
- Selecting the right chart type
- Creating basic charts
- Creating sparklines
- Styling charts
- Moving and resizing charts
- Modifying axes
- Adding labels and gridlines
- Analyzing data with trendlines
- Inserting pictures, shapes, and text boxes
- Customizing column, bar, line, and pie charts
- Creating Gantt charts and other specialized Excel charts
- Changing data sources
- Printing and sharing charts
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 03/01/2016. What changed?
A: We added one tutorial about the new Funnel chart type in Excel 2016.
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. Review the Basic Elements of an Excel Chart
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Select the right chart type3m 33s
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Understand chart sub-types2m 39s
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2. Create Basic Charts
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3. Style Your Charts with the Design Tab
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Add a chart element3m 58s
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Change a chart's type2m 22s
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4. Fine-Tune Your Chart Elements
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Modifying axes7m 48s
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Linking titles to content3m 55s
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Adding a Data Table4m 6s
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Adding error bars4m 7s
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Working with gridlines3m 55s
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5. Format Tab: Insert Pictures, Shapes, and Text Boxes
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Add shapes and arrows3m 33s
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Add shape effects4m 10s
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Apply WordArt styles2m 56s
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Work with chart text2m 13s
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6. Adjusting Specific Chart Types
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Customize line charts5m 39s
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Customize pie charts7m 50s
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7. Other Specialized Excel Charts
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Create combination charts4m 47s
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Create Gantt charts7m 55s
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8. New Chart Types in Excel 2016
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TreeMap chart5m 20s
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Sunburst chart3m 16s
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Waterfall chart5m 13s
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Histogram chart4m 14s
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Pareto chart4m 22s
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Box and Whisker chart4m 1s
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Funnel chart3m 5s
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9. Change a Chart's Data Source
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Add new data using a table6m 38s
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10. Print and Share Charts
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Print your charts6m 15s
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Conclusion
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Next steps42s
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