How to use Sparklines in Excel 2013 A Sparkline is a small chart that is aligned with rows of some tabular data and usually shows trend information. In Excel 2013, sparklines are the height of the worksheet cells whose data they represent and can be any of the following chart types: Line that represents the relative value of the selected worksheet data Column where the selected worksheet data is represented by tiny columns Win/Loss where the selected worksheet data appears as a win/loss chart; wins are represented by blue squares that appear above red squares (representing the losses) Creating sparklines in Excel is very easy, just follow these simple steps: In our example, we'll create sparklines to help visualize trends in sales over time for a sales team. 1. Select the cells that will serve as the source data for the first sparkline. In our example, we'll select the cell range B2:G2. 2. Select the Insert tab, then choose the desired Sparkline from the Sparklines group. In our example, we'll choose Line. 3. The Create Sparklines dialog box will appear. Use the mouse to select the cell where the sparkline will appear, then click OK. In our example, we'll select cell H2, and the cell reference will appear in the Location Range: field.
A Sparkline is a small chart that is aligned with rows of some
tabular data and usually shows trend information. In Excel 2013,
sparklines are the height of the worksheet cells whose data they
represent and can be any of the following chart types: Line that
represents the relative value of the selected worksheet data Column
where the selected worksheet data is represented by tiny columns
Win/Loss where the selected worksheet data appears as a win/loss
chart; wins are represented by blue squares that appear above red
squares (representing the losses)Creating sparklines in Excel is
very easy, just follow these simple steps:In our example, we'll
create sparklines to help visualize trends in sales over time for a
sales team.1. Select the cells that will serve as the source data
for the first sparkline. In our example, we'll select the cell
range B2:G2. 2. Select the Insert tab, then choose the desired
Sparkline from the Sparklines group. In our example, we'll choose
Line. 3. The Create Sparklines dialog box will appear. Use the
mouse to select the cell where the sparkline will appear, then
click OK. In our example, we'll select cell H2, and the cell
reference will appear in the Location Range: field.
4. The sparkline will appear in the specified cell. 5. Click,
hold, and drag the fill handle to create sparklines in adjacent
cells. 6. Sparklines will be created for the selected cells. In our
example, the sparklines show clear trends in sales over time for
each salesperson in our worksheet.
