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Default Conditional Formatting in Pivot tables/charts

Gavin B wrote:
Would anyone happen to know if it is possible to use conditional formatting
of information in a pivot table that will result is highlighting of the
corresponding bar in a chart?
I m trying to set up a pivot table so that if a value is less than a set
number it will be highlighted for rapid visual detection.
Thanks


Hi Gavin,

Putting aside the pivot table part for a moment, give a good look to
this page on Jon Peltier's site:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/...nalChart1.html

I think your best bet is not to use the pivot table as a direct source
of data for charting. Instead, use the pivot table for what it does well
(i.e., organizing and summarizing), then find a way to massage that data
into a shape that will let you chart as in Jon's example.

Hope this helps!