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How to create bullet chart/build up chart in Excel?

Have you ever heard of Excel bullet chart or Excel build up chart? Excel bullet chart is a chart usually used for comparing the plan and actual accomplishment. Now this tutorial will show how to create a bullet chart step by step in Excel.

Create bullet chart in Excel


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Bullet chart is also named as build up chart in Excel, please follow the below steps to create it.

1. Select the data range excluding Accomplishment column, then click Insert > Column > Sacked Column. See screenshot:

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2. In the inserted column, right click at the Actual series and select Format Data Series from the context menu. See screenshot:

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3. In the Format Data Series dialog, check Secondary Axis option. See screenshot:

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In Excel 2013, check Secondary Axis under SERIES OPTIONS section in the Format Data Series pane. See screenshot:

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4. Close the dialog. Then select the secondary axis in the chart, and press Delete key on the keyboard to delete it. See screenshot:

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5. Select the Actual series again, and right click to select Format Data Series.

6. In the Format Data Series dialog, do as follow:

(1) Click Series Options tab, and adjust the gap width until the Actual series width is wider than Plan series. See screenshot:

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(2) Click Fill tab, and check No fill option. See screenshot:

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(3) Click Border Color tab, check Solid line option. See screenshot:

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In Excel 2013, you need to adjust gap width under Series Options tab, check No fill option and Solid line option in Fill section and Border section under Fill & Line tab.

7. Close the dialog, you can see the bullet chart has been completed in the main.

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Now you can add the Accomplish percentage at the top of the series.

8. Right click at one series, and select Add Data Labels. See screenshot:

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9. Then type the percentage value into the data label text box and drag them to the top of the series one by one. Now you can see the final chart:

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