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I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat sales in one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I will be able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in advance. This
will be a great help to me and my department.
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Do you want a clustered column chart? The data won't be plotted in the same
"column", but the columns will be over the same category.

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I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat sales in
one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I will be
able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in advance.
This
will be a great help to me and my department.



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Thank you for replying. What we need is for the data to be plotted in the
same "column". For example, lets say we are comparing July 2005 'repeat' and
'new' sales to July 2006 'repeat' and 'new' sales. I want to show only two
columns, one for July 2005 and one for July 2006. Within each of the two
columns would be the 'repeat' sales amount and layered on top of that would
be the 'new' sales amount. The columns would be only as high as the total
sales for that month. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing back.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Do you want a clustered column chart? The data won't be plotted in the same
"column", but the columns will be over the same category.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
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I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat sales in
one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I will be
able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in advance.
This
will be a great help to me and my department.




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Does "layered" mean something different than "stacked"? I cannot visualize
your intended chart.

"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
Thank you for replying. What we need is for the data to be plotted in the
same "column". For example, lets say we are comparing July 2005 'repeat'
and
'new' sales to July 2006 'repeat' and 'new' sales. I want to show only
two
columns, one for July 2005 and one for July 2006. Within each of the two
columns would be the 'repeat' sales amount and layered on top of that
would
be the 'new' sales amount. The columns would be only as high as the total
sales for that month. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing back.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Do you want a clustered column chart? The data won't be plotted in the
same
"column", but the columns will be over the same category.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat sales
in
one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I will
be
able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in advance.
This
will be a great help to me and my department.






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Jon,

Again thank you for continuing to work with me on this. By "layered" I do
mean something different than "stacked". Let me use an example:

I want to graph new and repeat sales from 2005 for the month of July. Lets
say the data is as follows:

2005 New: $100
2005 Repeat $50

Now, excel will graph this data into one bar but it will also simply stack
the data for each sales type on top of the other. The bar would extend up to
a total of $150. What I am looking for is some sort of "layered" graph that
would show the same bar and would look almost identical to the "stacked" bar
but that would only extend to $100. This would be because the 2005 Repeat
sales for $50 would be "layered" on top of the 2005 New sales of $100.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Does "layered" mean something different than "stacked"? I cannot visualize
your intended chart.

"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
Thank you for replying. What we need is for the data to be plotted in the
same "column". For example, lets say we are comparing July 2005 'repeat'
and
'new' sales to July 2006 'repeat' and 'new' sales. I want to show only
two
columns, one for July 2005 and one for July 2006. Within each of the two
columns would be the 'repeat' sales amount and layered on top of that
would
be the 'new' sales amount. The columns would be only as high as the total
sales for that month. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing back.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Do you want a clustered column chart? The data won't be plotted in the
same
"column", but the columns will be over the same category.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat sales
in
one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I will
be
able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in advance.
This
will be a great help to me and my department.








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If values in one series are always greater than the other, make a clustered
column chart with the larger series plotted first. Then double click on
series, and on the Options tab, enter an Overlap of 100%.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
Jon,

Again thank you for continuing to work with me on this. By "layered" I do
mean something different than "stacked". Let me use an example:

I want to graph new and repeat sales from 2005 for the month of July.
Lets
say the data is as follows:

2005 New: $100
2005 Repeat $50

Now, excel will graph this data into one bar but it will also simply stack
the data for each sales type on top of the other. The bar would extend up
to
a total of $150. What I am looking for is some sort of "layered" graph
that
would show the same bar and would look almost identical to the "stacked"
bar
but that would only extend to $100. This would be because the 2005 Repeat
sales for $50 would be "layered" on top of the 2005 New sales of $100.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Does "layered" mean something different than "stacked"? I cannot
visualize
your intended chart.

"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
Thank you for replying. What we need is for the data to be plotted in
the
same "column". For example, lets say we are comparing July 2005
'repeat'
and
'new' sales to July 2006 'repeat' and 'new' sales. I want to show only
two
columns, one for July 2005 and one for July 2006. Within each of the
two
columns would be the 'repeat' sales amount and layered on top of that
would
be the 'new' sales amount. The columns would be only as high as the
total
sales for that month. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing
back.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Do you want a clustered column chart? The data won't be plotted in the
same
"column", but the columns will be over the same category.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat
sales
in
one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I
will
be
able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in
advance.
This
will be a great help to me and my department.








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You might use a different overlap, like 50%, to get a clearer display of the
data. When I see one series in front of another like this, I often consider
them stacked, even though they are not.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
If values in one series are always greater than the other, make a
clustered column chart with the larger series plotted first. Then double
click on series, and on the Options tab, enter an Overlap of 100%.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
Jon,

Again thank you for continuing to work with me on this. By "layered" I
do
mean something different than "stacked". Let me use an example:

I want to graph new and repeat sales from 2005 for the month of July.
Lets
say the data is as follows:

2005 New: $100
2005 Repeat $50

Now, excel will graph this data into one bar but it will also simply
stack
the data for each sales type on top of the other. The bar would extend
up to
a total of $150. What I am looking for is some sort of "layered" graph
that
would show the same bar and would look almost identical to the "stacked"
bar
but that would only extend to $100. This would be because the 2005
Repeat
sales for $50 would be "layered" on top of the 2005 New sales of $100.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Does "layered" mean something different than "stacked"? I cannot
visualize
your intended chart.

"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
Thank you for replying. What we need is for the data to be plotted in
the
same "column". For example, lets say we are comparing July 2005
'repeat'
and
'new' sales to July 2006 'repeat' and 'new' sales. I want to show
only
two
columns, one for July 2005 and one for July 2006. Within each of the
two
columns would be the 'repeat' sales amount and layered on top of that
would
be the 'new' sales amount. The columns would be only as high as the
total
sales for that month. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing
back.

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Do you want a clustered column chart? The data won't be plotted in
the
same
"column", but the columns will be over the same category.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jonathan" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a graph that will show new sales vs repeat
sales
in
one
column, but I do not want the data to be stacked. In doing so I
will
be
able
to see how much greater one is over the other. Thank you in
advance.
This
will be a great help to me and my department.










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