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How to add secondary axis to pivot chart in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-08-29
sample pivot chart
A pivot chart can help us to quickly analyze base data, but sometimes, if there is a great values’ difference between the series, the chart will be shown not beautiful and exact enough as below screenshot shown. Now I am talking about adding a secondary axis to a pivot chart in Excel to solve this problem.
Add a secondary axis to pivot chart

arrow blue right bubble Add a secondary axis to pivot chart

For instance, I want to add a secondary axis to show Legend series of Sum of Profit.

1. Right click at the Sum of Profit series, and select Format Data Series from the context menu. See screenshot:

select Format Data Series from the context menu

2. In the Format Data Series dialog, check Secondary Axis option in the Series Options section. See screenshot:

check Secondary Axis option in the dialog box

In Excel 2013, check the Secondary Axis option under the Series Options in the Format Data Series pane.

3. Now close the dialog/pane, you can see the secondary axis has been added to the pivot chart.

the secondary axis has been added to the pivot chart

4. You can right click at the Sum of Profit series (the secondary series), and select Change Series Chart Type from the context menu.

select Change Series Chart Type from the context menu

5. Then in Change Chart Type dialog, select a Line chart and click OK to close the dialog.

select a Line chart in the dialog box

Now, the pivot chart as below screenshot shown.

a combined line and column pivot chart is created

In Excel 2013, in the Change Chart Type dialog, click Combo section, and go to the series with secondary axis in the Choose the chart type and axis for your data series section, click the following Chart type box and select Line chart from the drop down list.

specify the options in Excel 2013

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