

In Column chart options, you will see several options choose the stacked column stack option to create stacked column charts. Step 2: Then go to the toolbar tab, here you can see the “insert” option.Ĭlick on Insert and then click on column chart options as shown below. Step 1: Firstly, enter the data for which you want to create a stacked column chart and select the data. It is recommended to use the same color as in the stacked column as we have discussed in Method 2.Now we want to know what type of product has contributed what percentage to the total sales we can use a stacked column chart. You can change the color of the line and the line type by simply selecting and right-clicking on it and then select Format. Now, open the “Change Chart Type” window and then change the newly added stacked columns Chart Type to “Stacked Line with Markers.” Do it for all the copied data set. Repeat this step for all the stacked areas.įinally, after all the modifications, the chart will look like this:Ĭreate the cloned version of the original chart as discussed in Method 2. So, we need to change the color of the stacked area into deep blue and then increase the transparency to 60-65% so that it becomes blended. For example: For the course “DSA” the color is deep blue in the above chart. Now, change the color according to the stacked chart for the data set.
#HOW TO STACK IN EXCEL SERIES#
In the Format Data Series window, first, change the Fill from “Automatic” to “Solid Fill.” You have to do this step for the four different stacked areas.

Now we can reduce the transparency and make it look like a Trendline. Now, the stacked column of the copied data will be converted to a stack area. The copied Series Name will have different colors compared to the original one. You can easily differentiate them by seeing the colors in Series Name. Now, modify the newly added stacked column Chart Type from Stacked Column to “Stacked Area.” Don’t change the initial stack column Chart Type.In that select Combo and then click on the Custom Combination icon as highlighted in the below image. Right-click on it and select Change Series Chart Type.Select the chart (only the brown color portion) which is needed to be blended.The topmost four levels are the copied data, and we need to blend them and modify them to look like a Stacked Trendline.

It will be a clone of the previous chart and will be stacked over the previous chart as shown below: Now the copied data will be added to the chart as shown below.
#HOW TO STACK IN EXCEL HOW TO#

