Ten Tips For Excel Charts | Tip # 9 | Split off slices into a second pie

Hello, and welcome to Mark’s Excel Tips. In this article, I will show you the ninth tip, in a series of 10, tips for Excel charts.

After going through these ten charting tips, you’ll be faster and more efficient than ever before. You can find the links to each of these 10 Excel tips at the bottom of this article. Let’s get started.

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Tip #9: Split off slices into a second pie.


We need to make a “pie of pie” chart, where the Kiwis, Grapes, and Pears are “split off” into their own pie.


Start by clicking on the chart.


And then, click on Chart Design. 


Click on Change Chart Type.  


Now click on Pie.   


And then click on the Pie of Pie button.


Click OK.    


We’re not done just yet. Right-click the smaller of the two pies.


And choose, Format Data Series.


In the Format Data Series pane on the right, click on, Split Series By menu.


And choose Value.


Then type 1000 in the Values less than box.


When you press Enter, the Kiwis, Grapes, and Pears are split off into their own pie, because each of their amounts is less than 1,000.


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Tip # 1 | Press Alt + F1 to quickly make a chart

Tip # 2 | Select specific columns, before creating a chart

Tip # 3 | Use a table with a chart

Tip # 4 | Quickly filter data from a chart

Tip # 5 | Use Pivot Charts when your data isn’t summarized

Tip # 6 | Create multi-level labels

Tip # 7 | Use a secondary axis to create a combo chart

Tip # 8 | Hook up a chart title to a cell

Tip # 9 | Split off slices into a second pie

Tip # 10 | Hover over chart elements to get a preview

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