How to create a half pie chart in Excel?
Sometimes, when you have a data range that includes a total value, inserting a pie chart may result in one half of the chart representing the "Total" series, while the other half displays the remaining point values, as shown in the left screenshot below. However, you might prefer to create a half pie chart that excludes the "Total" series, as illustrated in right screenshot below. Here's how to achieve this in Excel.
Clicks to create a half pie chart or semi-circular ring chart by a handy tool
Create a half pie chart
1. Select all the data range and click Insert > Insert Pie or Dounughnut Chart > Pie. See screenshot:
2. Click at the Legend Entry of Total, and then click it again to select it, then remove the Legend Entry of Total, see screenshots:
3. Click at the “Total” half pie, then click it again to select this half pie. Then right click to show the Mini toolbar, then click the arrow beside Fill, and choose No Fill to make the Total series look transparent. See screenshot:
4. Click the arrow of the Shape Outline, and select No Outline in the list. See screenshot:
Note: In Excel 2007, you can hide the half pie of Series “Total” with following steps:
(1) Right click the half pie, and select Format Data Point from the context menu;
(2) In the coming Format Data Point dialog box, click the Fill in left bar, and check the No Fill;
(3) Click the Border Color in the left bar, and check the No line;
(4) Click the Close button.
Then the whole pie become a half pie. Now you can rotate it if you need.
Optional: Right-click the pie and select Format Data Series, then specify the angle you need in the pane that appears.
Clicks to create a half pie chart or semi-circular ring chart by a handy tool
Kutools for Excel’s Half Pie Chart feature create a half pie chart or semi-circular ring chart with several clicks which will save much time for you in daily creating chart.
Kutools for Excel’s Charts group including dozens of smart and good-look charts which not only enhance your working efficiency, but also make your chart report out of ordinary.
1. Select the data range excluding total value (with Half Pie Chart, it does not need to calculate the total value before), click Kutools > Charts > Category Comparison > Half Pie Chart.
2. In the Half Pie Chart dialog, check Half -circle Pie Chart or Semi-circular Ring Chart options in Chart Type section, then go to Select Data section to check the axis labels and series values ranges. Click OK.
Then the chart will be created.
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