πŸ‘ Use floating bars to show ranges of data

Liked GSheets Tip: Floating Bar Chart Dataviz Trick (mailchi.mp)

To create the floating bar chart, follow these steps:

  • Highlight the data and Insert > Chart
  • In Setup, choose a Bar Chart (horizontal) or Column Chart (vertical)
  • Still in the chart setup menu, set the Stacking to be β€œStandard”
  • Go to the Customize menu
  • Select the Series sub-menu
  • Select the β€œlow” series and set the fill opacity to 0% (this creates the floating bars)
  • Remove the chart legend
  • Customize the chart with data labels

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