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How to quickly and easily create a panel chart in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-11-01

The panel chart can show two or more similar sets of data, side-by-side as below screenshot shown. But in general, to create a panel chart is difficult and complicated, and in this article, I will introduce the trick on quickly and easily creating a panel chart in Excel.
create a panel chart

Create a panel chart quickly

Create a panel chart with several clicks


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Please follow below tutorial to create a panel chart step by step.

1. Select first set of data, and then click Insert tab and select a chart to create a chart. See screenshot:

click Insert tab and select a chart to create a chart
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a chart is inserted

2. Then create the second, third and fourth charts by other sets of data one by one as below step doing. See screenshot:
 create the second chart     create the third chart

create the fourth chart

3. Then hold Ctrl key to select all charts, and drag mouse to resize them together. See screenshot:

hold Ctrl key to select all charts
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drag mouse to resize them together

4. And now place them side by side as you need. See screenshot:
place the charts side by side

5. Hold Ctrl key to select all charts again, and click Format > Group > Group to make these charts as one group. See screenshot:
click Format > Group > Group to make these charts as one group

6. Now the four charts are in a group, and you can you can move and resize it as you need.
the four charts are in a group


arrow blue right bubble Create a panel chart with several clicks

Kutools for Excel’s Multi Layer Column Chart feature creates a chart that places two or more sets of data row by row as below screenshot shown, which only need 2 steps.
Create a panel chart

Kutools for Excel’s Charts group contains dozens of smart charts which all only need to clicks to create.

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1. Select the data including headers, then click Kutools > Charts > Category Comparison > Multi Layer Column Chart.
click Multi Layer Column Chart feature of kutools

2. In the popping dialog, choose one style you want the chart show, and tick Show data labels checkbox if you want the data labels show in the result chart. Click Ok.
specify the options in the dialog box

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