You might want to communicate data on a chart where the series are different orders of
magnitude. In the top chart in Figure 13.18, the first two series represent sales and profit
and show numbers in the hundreds of thousands. The third series is a profit percentage
where the values are between 20% and 80%. When you plot these three series on a column
chart, the columns for the profit percentage series will be so small that they will not be seen.
13
Chapter 13Using Excel VBA to Create Charts
400
Figure 13.17
The middle chart has
an overlap,and the
bottom chart has a
negative overlap
(that is,a separa-
tion).
Figure 13.18 ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month, and much more.