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Standard Bullet Chart

This document provides instructions for copying and customizing a standard bullet chart template in Excel. It describes how to: 1. Copy the template chart and data range 2. Link the chart's data to cells on the active worksheet 3. Edit the data values and axis formatting 4. Move the chart to another sheet if desired The bullet chart displays performance metrics using bars of varying lengths against a numeric scale.

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Standard Bullet Chart

This document provides instructions for copying and customizing a standard bullet chart template in Excel. It describes how to: 1. Copy the template chart and data range 2. Link the chart's data to cells on the active worksheet 3. Edit the data values and axis formatting 4. Move the chart to another sheet if desired The bullet chart displays performance metrics using bars of varying lengths against a numeric scale.

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Standard Bullet Chart

To use:
1 Copy the tan (orange) shaded area below including the bullet graph by going Ctrl-C.
2 Go to a blank area in your workbook. Go Ctrl-V.
3 Right-click on the chart and go to Source Data. Go To the Data Range Tab.
4 For each of the series, CAREFULLY change the worksheet from bullet.xls to the name of your wor
The Source Data will still be pointing to the bullet.xls workbook.
In the Source Data box, select the box of yellow cells below.
5 Edit the data in the blue cells to suit. Usually you want to link some or all of this to data in your
Change the format in the YELLOW cells to change the format on the axis
6 If you want to move the bullet chart to another sheet, use Cut (Ctrl-X) and paste (Ctrl-V) on the c
7 Alter the colors and other characteristics by just right-clicking.

Min 0.20 Value Min


Mid 0.25 Gradation 0.00 0.20
Value 0.23 Actual 0.23 0.00
Max 0.27 Gradations 0.00 0.20

0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25

Adapted from Charley Kyd and www.ExcelUser.com.


h by going Ctrl-C.

et.xls to the name of your workbook.

e or all of this to data in your worksheet.

l-X) and paste (Ctrl-V) on the chart itself (tip: use the arrow on the Drawing toolbar makes it easier).

Mid Max
0.05 0.02
0.02 0.02
0.05 0.02

0.20 0.25 0.30

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