Crazy Combination Chart
 

I need a chart that has the following characteristics:

Vertical bars indicating % completion.
Trendling line indicating 3 period moving average
Horizontal line indicating a 95% target
Area above the horizontal target line shaded blue, area below shaded red.

I am use the Line-Column combo chart to get the veritcal bars and the moving
average. I know the moving average can also be done using a trendline (but
this will not show a trend line for the first few data points and yes I know
it is not a 3 period average for the first two data points, but try
explaining that to the people above me).

I can also do the 95% target and the shaded areas using draw tools, however,
this makes the chart rather difficult to modify.

This chart must ultimately me maintained by an individual with minimum excel
experience so I need to make it as easy to maintain as possible.

Can anyone offer any ideas on how I can get all of this in one chart and
make it simple to maintain?

Thanks!

SS

Crazy Combination Chart
 

Use an area chart, perhaps on secondary axes, for the background, at least the red,
and make the plot area blue. Alternatively, use the Quadrant Background example, but
with only one column wide, not two:

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

Using this you need the quadrant stacked bars on primary axis and the % Completion
bars on the secondary. Also, go to Chart menu Chart Options Axes tab, and
uncheck the secondary Value (Y) axis but check the secondary Category (X) axis. You
probably don't need a line at the same level, but if so:

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

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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SS wrote:
I need a chart that has the following characteristics:

Vertical bars indicating % completion.
Trendling line indicating 3 period moving average
Horizontal line indicating a 95% target
Area above the horizontal target line shaded blue, area below shaded red.

I am use the Line-Column combo chart to get the veritcal bars and the moving
average. I know the moving average can also be done using a trendline (but
this will not show a trend line for the first few data points and yes I know
it is not a 3 period average for the first two data points, but try
explaining that to the people above me).

I can also do the 95% target and the shaded areas using draw tools, however,
this makes the chart rather difficult to modify.

This chart must ultimately me maintained by an individual with minimum excel
experience so I need to make it as easy to maintain as possible.

Can anyone offer any ideas on how I can get all of this in one chart and
make it simple to maintain?

Thanks!

SS