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How to make a cumulative sum chart in Excel?

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If you have a list of monthly sales volumes for a year and want to create a cumulative sum chart to show the cumulative sales each month as shown in the screenshot below, how would you do it? Here, I will introduce some ways to make a cumulative sum chart in Excel.

Create an accumulative sum chart in Excel

Add accumulative sum for chart in Excel with a handy feature

A screenshot of a cumulative sum chart example in Excel

Create an accumulative sum chart in Excel

1. Select a blank cell adjacent to the Target column, in this case, select Cell C2, and type this formula =SUM(B$2:B2), and then drag the fill handle down to the cells you want to apply this formula. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing Excel formula for cumulative sum

2. Then, select the Target and Total column ranges, and then click Insert > Column > Clustered Column, see screenshot:

A screenshot of the Insert Column chart option in Excel

3. In the inserted chart, click one total column and right click to select Change Series Chart Typeā€¦ from the context menu. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing Change Series Chart Type option in Excel

4. In the Change Chart Type dialog, click Combo from the left pane, and then select Clustered Column-Line chart type in the right pane, see screenshot:

A screenshot of the Combo chart option selection in Excel

Note: If you are using Excel 2010 and earlier version, please select Line in the left pane, and then choose one line chart type from the right pane, see screenshot:

A screenshot of Line chart type selection in Excel

5. Click OK, and then right click the line in the chart, and select Add Data Labels > Add Data Labels from the context menu. See screenshot:

A screenshot of the Add Data Labels option in Excel chart

6. Then you can see the cumulative sum chart has been finished:

A screenshot showing the completed cumulative sum chart in Excel

Add accumulative sum for chart in Excel with a handy feature

If you have Kutools for Excel, with its Add Cumulative Sum to Chart feature, you can insert the cumulative total sum for the chart with only several clicks.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:

1. First, please insert the chart based on your data, see screenshot:

A screenshot of a chart to which cumulative sum will be added in Excel

2. Then, click to select the chart, and then click Kutools > Charts > Chart Tools > Add Cumulative Sum to Chart, see screenshot:

A screenshot of Kutools Add Cumulative Sum to Chart option

3. And then, click Yes in the popped out prompt box, and click OK in the following box, see screenshots:

A screenshot of Kutools prompt box Arrow A screenshot of Kutools confirmation box

4.Now, the cumulative sum value have been added to the chart, see screenshot:

A screenshot showing the cumulative sum line added to the Excel chart

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