Multi color column chart

[NagaM]

Hi,

I have to build a colomn chart.

I have 5 values,

CY, LY, FC, LV,AOP.

10,20,15,12,17

when i built a colomn chart i get only single color for all CY, LY, FC, LV,AOP.

But i want to show different colors for each .

How to achive that ?..

Thanks.

Naga.

[Former Member]

Hi ,

In the Column Chart Properties, under Appearance Tab Series Reduce the Marker Size ,

This Will reduce the Marker size then you will get space between the different columns.

Create Alerts then you will get the different colors for the series.

Thanks

Santhosh V

[Former Member]

Do not use alerts for this. It limits the amount of colours you can use and really complicates things.

Add each point as a different series. Colours are set per serie. You currently have only one serie, hence only one colour.

[NagaM]

Hi Reoland,

Thanks for response.

I have tried your solution, but the problem is that , they come one attached to other. i need to maintain some space between each colomn.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Naga.

[Former Member]

Naga,

Try to use multiple column charts for each series and manually adjust the location of the column so that it appears to the user as a single column chart. But to achieve this the Vertical axis should be of a fixed value. If it is an Auto Scale then you cannot achieve it.

Thanks,

Srikanth.

[Former Member]

It's best practice to NOT use multiple colors for the same data series. Stephen Few expresses that same sentiment in his books. Colors mean something, When a chart has bars or columns of different colors, the user is going to wonder why and what the colors mean. The answer in this case is "nothing". You can probably find a way around this, but I'd advise against from a best-practice perspective.

[Former Member]

Hi Naga,

You can enable Alerts to show bars in different colors based on Alert values.

Hope this helps.