Super Easy – Tufte Sparklines in Excel 2010

by Doug Finke on November 23, 2009

in Edward Tufte, Excel, Sparklines, Sparklines Excel

 

imageExcel 2010 makes is simple to create sparklines. imageFrom the insert tab on the ribbon select the type of sparkline you want.

The Create Sparklines window is where you specify the data to display and the location where you want.

 

Sparklines

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Sparklines have few options that allow customization.

 

Here are three types of sparklines based on the same data.

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1 Andy 11.24.09 at 5:03 pm

Thanks for this great tutorial on Excel 2010! Way to get the word out quickly. When you get a chance log on to http://www.facebook.com/office and tell us what you think of it!

Cheers,
Andy
MSFT Office Outreach Team

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