#How to add up and down arrows in excel series#
In the popped out Select Data Source dialog box, in the Legend Entries (Series) list box, select Max Left series, and then click the up arrow button to move this data series to top, see below demo:ġ1. Then, click to select the chart, and then choose Select Data from the context menu, see screenshot:ġ0. And a clustered column chart is inserted as below screenshot shown:ĩ. After creating the helper data, then, select the data in column A, B, C, D, E, and then, click Insert > Insert Column or Bar Chart > Clustered Column, see screenshot:Ĩ. Second, create arrow variance chart based on the helper columns dataħ. Tips: The helper columns H and I are used to add the up and down data labels for the chart. In cell D2 that beside the original data, type the following formula, and then drag the formula to cell D10, see screenshot: Video: Create arrow variance or difference chart in ExcelĬreate arrow variance or difference chart in Excelįor creating arrow variance chart to compare the difference percentage change of year 2020 based on year 2019, first, you should insert some helper columns to calculate the basic data as below screenshot shown:ġ.Download Arrow Variance or Difference Chart sample file.Create arrow variance or difference chart in Excel with a handy feature.Create arrow variance or difference chart in Excel.
#How to add up and down arrows in excel how to#
This article, I will talk about how to create this complex type of chart in Excel. In Excel, the arrow variance or different chart is a type of clustered column or bar chart with up or down arrow to indicate the increase or decrease percentage of the two sets of data.įor example, if you want to display the sale variance in compare of previous year, you can use green and red arrow to display the percentage change as below screenshot shown.