Ideal Insert Line In Excel Graph
Beside the source data add a Benchmark line column and fill with your benchmark values.
Insert line in excel graph. Hover over the bottom right corner and click and drag the highlighted area of the table to extend the selection to the column Target. Under Chart Tools on the Design tab in the Data group choose Select. In the Insert tab under illustrations click on shapes.
Select your data and make a bar chart Insert tab Charts group Insert Column or Bar chart 2-D Bar. To add a vertical line to your line or scatter chart do the following. From the Design tab choosethe Chart Style.
On the Format Data Series pane go to Fill Line tab Line section and select No line. This step-by-step guide will show you how to add target values to your excel charts. Useful when creating excel dashboards and you want to include a threshold linetarget value for your indicators.
The easiest way to get these new data in the chart is to double-click into the chart area to highlight all the data already shown in the graph. Select the data set Click the Insert tab. To add a horizontal line to your chart do the following.
Under Chart Tools on the Design tab. To insert a vertical line on the max point we need a supporting column that identifies the max value. The range of data already displayed in the chart has been highlighted in the table.
To add a new data series to your chart do one of the following. Or you can also use Alt F1 to insert a chart. Attached is an excel file to accompany the guide you will see the various steps outlined in the excel chart Adding_horizontal_linexlsx.