Chapter 22Creating Sparkline Graphics

IN THIS CHAPTER

  1. Introducing the Sparkline graphics feature
  2. Adding Sparklines to a worksheet
  3. Customizing Sparklines
  4. Making a Sparkline display only the most recent data

A Sparkline is a small chart that's displayed in a single cell. A Sparkline allows you to quickly spot time-based trends or variations in data. Because they're so compact, Sparklines are almost always used in a group.

Although Sparklines look like miniature charts (and can sometimes take the place of a chart), this feature is completely separate from the charting feature. For example, charts are placed on a worksheet's draw layer, and a single chart can display several series of data. A Sparkline is displayed inside a cell and displays only one series of data.

This chapter introduces Sparklines and presents examples that demonstrate how to use them in your worksheets.

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