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Working with 2D Graphs
Grouped Bar Charts
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Create grouped bars charts by picking multiple columns for a single plot. Data
points within the same row appear within the same group, and each additional
column adds another bar to each group. There are as many groups as there are
rows of data.
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Examples of
Grouped Bar Charts
with and without
Error Bars
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The order of the column pairs in the list determines the order of the bars for each
group. To change the bar orders within groups, change the order the column pairs
appear in the list by using the Graph Wizard to repick column data. For more
information about repicking data, see Picking Different Data for the Current Plot
on page 194.
Use the Graph Wizard to create grouped bar charts with or without error bars. If
creating a grouped bar chart with error bars, error bar values must be from
worksheet column values entered prior to creating the plot. You are prompted
during graph creation for error bar worksheet columns.
Creating Grouped
Bar Charts
To create a grouped bar chart:
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Select the worksheet columns to plot before creating your graph by dragging
the pointer over your data.
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On the 2D Graph Toolbar, click Horizontal or Vertical Bar Chart, and then
click either Grouped Bar Chart, or Grouped Error Bars.
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