Grouping before entering into a chart
 

Is there a way of grouping data before using it in a graph.
I have data as follows


Red 2
Green 3
Red 1
Blue 1
Green 3


What I am after is for the graph to show three entries Red 3, Green 6, Blue
1

Any help would be apprieciated

Tony


PS. It's just for my sons football team scores - I just need to show how
many goals in each set of matches in a group

Grouping before entering into a chart
 

Hi,

The chart will not group the data for you. You would need to determine those
values using formula or pivot tables.
I think in your case PT would be overkill. Instead use the following
formula.

Assuming your data is in A1:B5 enter the colours in D1:D3

D1: =Red
D2: =Green
D3: =Blue

In E1 enter this formula and then copy down to E2:E3

E1: =SUMIF($A$1:$A$5,D1,$B$1:$B$5)

You can now create a pie chart on the range D1:E3

See these 2 articles for more information on pies and zero suppress.

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=390
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=471

Cheers
Andy

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Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info
"Tony" wrote in message
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Is there a way of grouping data before using it in a graph.
I have data as follows


Red 2
Green 3
Red 1
Blue 1
Green 3


What I am after is for the graph to show three entries Red 3, Green 6,
Blue 1

Any help would be apprieciated

Tony


PS. It's just for my sons football team scores - I just need to show how
many goals in each set of matches in a group