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Learn how I can make vertical in cell bar chart. Essentially, learning how to create vertical bar chart in excel. I will be addressing how do I add a vertical line to a bar chart in Excel? Or how do I flip a vertical bar graph in Excel? And how do I graph vertical data in Excel?
This will also address questions around how do I make a bar graph look better in Excel? This a democratization on excel of how to rotate bar chart 90 degrees, or how to rotate bar chart in excel.

Using the REPT() function or sparklines to create vertical in-cell bar charts in Excel offers several benefits. Firstly, it allows for space efficiency, especially when dealing with limited real estate on a spreadsheet. In-cell bar charts take up minimal space compared to traditional bar charts, making them ideal for situations where you need to present multiple data sets side by side or within a compact layout.

Secondly, these methods enhance readability by providing a quick visual representation of data. With the REPT() function, you can easily generate vertical bars of varying lengths within a single cell, corresponding to the values you want to illustrate. This concise presentation eliminates the need for a separate chart or graph, making it easier for readers to comprehend the data without navigating between different parts of the spreadsheet.

Additionally, sparklines offer a similar advantage. They are tiny, condensed charts that fit within a single cell, displaying trends and variations in data. By incorporating sparklines into your worksheet, you can provide a visual summary of your data, allowing readers to interpret patterns and make comparisons effortlessly.

Lastly, both methods offer flexibility and dynamic updates. With the REPT() function, the length of the bars can be adjusted based on changes in the underlying data, ensuring that the visual representation remains accurate. Similarly, sparklines can be updated automatically as you modify the data, ensuring that the in-cell bar charts reflect the latest information.

There are steps outlined in the video.

In-Cell Chart Using REPT()
1) Select Cell B3
2) =REPT("g",B2)
3) Apply formula to all columns.
4) Home ~ Font
5) Change font type to Webdings for all columns
6) Home ~ Alignment ~ Orientation
7) Rotate text up.

In-Cell Chart Using Sparklines
1) Select cells
2) Insert ~ Sparklines ~ Column
3) Data range as "B2:M2"
4) OK
5) Sparklines ~ Groups ~ Axis
6) "Vertical Axis Minimum Value Options" set to "Same for all Sparklines"
7) "Vertical Axis Maximum Value Options" set to "Same for all Sparklines"

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Transcript
00:00Let's explore two ways to creating vertical inline bar chart like this and
00:03compare the pros and cons of using it. Let's start off with REPT function here.
00:08First you're gonna have to say equal REPT and you're gonna put double code G
00:13double code and the second argument would be the value itself the number in
00:17B2 and close parentheses. So what we're gonna do is I'm gonna apply the same
00:21formula right across the column all the way to December like this and it should
00:25look something like this. Next after you select like this you're gonna go to home
00:29font you're gonna change this to webding like this. Now you can see it sort of
00:34look like a bar but they are actually horizontal at this point so the way to
00:39rotate it will be to go alignment in here you're gonna click on this guy here and
00:43click on rotate text up and now you'll look like a vertical in cell bar chart.
00:49Next we're gonna look at sparkline you're gonna select the cell like this here then
00:54you go insert and you're gonna look for sparkline here like this here and click
00:58on columns and over here on this data range you're gonna select the actual data
01:03from January to December for the sales volume and once that's done click OK and
01:08the chart would look something like this. Once you select the chart your sparkline
01:14tab should be selected like this here. Go to axis and in here on the vertical axis
01:19minimum value option you're gonna select same for all sparklines. Likewise you go
01:25again on axis again and vertical axis maximum value option you're gonna do the
01:30same thing same for all sparkline. Those are the two ways of creating in-cell
01:35vertical bar chart. Now let's compare the two in-cell charts in a nutshell. REPT
01:41does not handle negative and large number very well. Let me show you what I mean by
01:45that. If I change this to say minus 10 you can see it goes crazy here. Do minus two
01:50here. And also likewise if you change this number to a really big number like 30 you
01:55can see it goes off the chart. But if you look at sparkline it handles negative
02:00numbers very well and also large numbers very well. But with that being said why
02:05and when would you use REPT chart? It is handy when you have to build a star rating
02:10charts and marry them together with conditional formatting.
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