Highlighting a Section of Chart by Adding a Second Series
The chart in Figure 3.32 shows a sales trend over one year. The business was affected by
road construction that diverted traffic flow from the main road in front of the business.
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Figure 3.31
Arrows further
emphasize the
upward growth of
sales.
Figure 3.32
It would be best to
highlight the road
construction months
in the chart to fur-
ther emphasize the
title.
The title calls out the July and August time period, but it would be cool to actually high-
light that section of the chart. You follow these steps to add an area chart series to the
chart:
1.Begin a ...
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