This gets complicated fast.
There are two approaches:
Approach the first:
Create N series (N=3 for A, B, and C), where N1 is always largest, N2
second
largest, etc. This is in N columns.
Make another set of N columns that hold the labels of the corresponding
commodity.
Use a VBA procedure that colors the data points based on the labels. You
can
use something like one of these as a starting point:
http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/vb...ordPress/vba-conditional-formatting-of-charts...
Approach the second:
Create a set of series that have either the appropriate amount or zero to
make the values stack properly.
You need seven series for three commodities A B C. The first row shows one
possible arrangement, and the rows below show the combinations of series
with values and series with blanks (or zeros) to produce the 6
combinations
of A, B, and C:
A C B A C B A
A _ B _ C _ _
A C B _ _ _ _
_ _ B A C _ _
_ _ B _ C _ A
_ C _ A _ B _
_ C B A _ _ _
Use formulas to apply the appropriate values or zeros to the seven series.
For example, if A is the largest value, the first series A has its value,
the others have zero. If A is the medium value, the middle A series has
the
value of A and the others are zero. If A has the smallest of the three,
then
the last A series has the value.
Make the stacked column chart with all seven series, formatting all As the
same, both Bs the same, and both Cs the same.
I would use the second approach, since it requires no VBA, though it's
already complicated with three commodities, and I'm sure the number of
series required goes up exponentially.
- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Peltier Technical Services,
Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
Advanced Excel Conference - June 17-18 2009 - Charting and
Programminghttp://peltiertech.com/Training/2009-06-ACNJ/AdvExcelConf200906ACNJ.html
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Hi Jon
I found your site
This is really great stuff
I can not hold back one more question
A, B and C are some comodities
Each has a price, that varies, so that if sorted order is not the
same.
Each have an amount attached to it.
How do I show the right sort order (after price) in the stacked bar
and height after amount?
stacked bar number 2 as number 1, just - here could sort order be
different so B should be in the buttom.
say in the first stacked bar A is cheapest and therefore I want to
show it in the buttom of the stacked bar.
The thing is that I want to have A, B and C sorted after price AND
show the height after amount og each.
Bar 1
C 2
B 4
A 5 (A lowest in bar and height is 5) - and text "A" is showed inside
bar as you just showed me
Bar 2
C 4
A 3
B 6 (B lowest in bar and height is 6)
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