Use a shape as a gauge.
 

Oh Wise Ones,

How can I use a shape as a gauge? I couldn't get a chart to not look
like a chart. I want to indicate the contents of a cell - lets say A1 as a
percentage. So if A1 contains 50 the shape is half full etc. It's not quite
a progress bar, but would look like one. Horizontal if possible.

Thanks,
Mike

Use a shape as a gauge.
 

One very simple way

=REPT("|",A1)

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HTH

Bob

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"Mike K" wrote in message
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Oh Wise Ones,

How can I use a shape as a gauge? I couldn't get a chart to not
look
like a chart. I want to indicate the contents of a cell - lets say A1 as
a
percentage. So if A1 contains 50 the shape is half full etc. It's not
quite
a progress bar, but would look like one. Horizontal if possible.

Thanks,
Mike

Use a shape as a gauge.
 

Thanks Bob! That's really slick. I was kinda out of free cells but I'll find
a way to wedge it in there.

Thanks again,

Mike

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

One very simple way

=REPT("|",A1)

--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Mike K" wrote in message
...
Oh Wise Ones,

How can I use a shape as a gauge? I couldn't get a chart to not
look
like a chart. I want to indicate the contents of a cell - lets say A1 as
a
percentage. So if A1 contains 50 the shape is half full etc. It's not
quite
a progress bar, but would look like one. Horizontal if possible.

Thanks,
Mike

Use a shape as a gauge.
 

Here's a good example of using a chart to create a guage of sorts:

http://www.andypope.info/charts/gauge.htm

There are others out there that look more like progress bars, etc. Just
Google something like "+excel +gauges +vba" and you'll find some good
examples.

HTH,

Eric