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Default Four Quadrant Bubble Chart in Excel?

You can do the quadrants with a technique like this:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/...ackground.html

A bubble chart type cannot be combined with other chart types, so you can't
use an official bubble chart with this background. But for a small amount of
work, you can simulate the effect. Make the quad chart with an XY series
overlay. Then make circles in the worksheet in the sizes that you need. Copy
one, then select a point (two single clicks, one for the series, one for the
point) and paste. This replaces the point's data marker with the pasted
shape. Repeat with different size bubbles for the other points. This can be
automated as well:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;139662

The person writing the macro couldn't figure out how to create a bubble
chart in VBA (put the .ChartType = xlBubble line after the .SetSourceData
line to correct the macro recorder code), so s/he wrote a macro that made
use of the custom marker capability of Excel's XY charts.

- Jon
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Hello,

Looking for help on creating a four-quadrant bubble chart in Excel that
will depicts a Project Portfolio along the axes of Risk and Potential
Benefits. This is a common diagram used in Portfolio Management to
visualize how projects compare to one another (Four-quadrant BCG -
Star, Cash Cow, Dog, and Wildcat).

My question is can this chart be created in Excel. If not, can anyone
recommend a charting program or add-in to accomplish what I described.

Thank you for your attention,