Open the «Conditional Formatting» menu (on the «HOME» tab).That is, the cells to be filled with a color between the beginning and end dates. Select the range to contain the Gantt chart (E3:BF12).Fill it in with the help of Excel formulas. To create a chart, insert a column containing the number of days (column C).We have a (dummy) table containing the deadlines for different reports.The Gantt chart is way of representing information in the form of bars to illustrate a multi-stage event. The dots designating the boundaries will become visible. The automatically generated option does not fulfill the task.Go to the tab «DESIGN» - «Change Chart Type». To highlight them, let's create a secondary chart. The small percentage sectors are visible poorly.Among the suggested options, there are styles that include percentages. «INSERT» - «Insert Pie or Doughnut Chart» - «3D-Pie». Pie charts are the best option for representing percentage information.
How to build a percentage chart in Excel? If the spreadsheet is blank, start off with entering the values in the table: «INSERT» - «Table». We have learned how to create a «Smart Table» off the existing data. As soon as you begin to enter new information in the table, the chart will also change.The values for the graph will appear as follows: The program suggests you select the range for the table – agree with the suggested variant.
The optimal variant is to create a dynamic chart that will update automatically. If you need to add new data in the bar chart very often, it's not convenient to change the range every time. The values for rows and categories will swap around automatically. In the menu you've opened, click the «DESIGN»-«Switch/Column» button. There is a more complicated way of adding new data into the existing graph through the «DESIGN» «Select Data» menu (open it by right-clicking and selecting «Select Data»).Īfter you click «Add» (legend elements), there will open the row for selecting the range of values. As it's not entirely clear where the figures in our bar chart come from, let's create the legend.Select the existing chart and paste the fragment (by pressing Ctrl+V). Copy it to the clipboard (by pressing Ctrl+C). Select the new range of values, including the heading.Add new values to the table – the «Plan» column.