How to Create a Chart Slider in Excel – 2 Methods

This is the sample dataset.

Method 1. Insert a Scroll Bar to Create a Chart Slider

Steps:

• Select the data. Here, B4:D9.
• Go to the Insert tab.
• In Charts, select Insert Line or Area Chart.
• Choose Line with Markers.

The following chart is displayed.

• Go to the Developer tab.
• In Insert >>  choose Scroll Bar in Form Controls.

• Drag the mouse pointer.

You will see the scroll bar.

Link the Sales and Profit values with a blank cell: F5.

• Link the cells as shown below.

• You can also link the cells as shown below:

• Right-click the scroll bar.
• In the Context Menu, choose Format Control.

In Format Control.

• Go to the Control menu.
• Select F5 in Cell link.
• Enter the Minimum value, Maximum value, Increment change.
• Check 3-D shading.
• Click OK.

• If you click the scroll bar, the value of F5 will update along with the values of Sales and Profit.

• The scroll bar was changed: the value of F5 >> the values of Sales and Profit >> the chart is updated.

• Drag the chart to hide the linked cell.

• A GIF of the chart slider was added.

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Method 2 – Use a Spin Button to Create a Chart Slider

Steps:

• Create the chart.

Link the Sales and Profit values with a blank cell: F5.

• Link the cells as shown below.

• You can also link the cells as shown below.

• Use a formula to link column C to F5.
• In the formula, the Sales and Profit values become zero because the F5 contains 0 as cell value.

• Go to the Developer tab >> Insert >> choose Spin Button in Form Controls.

• Drag the mouse pointer.
• You will see the spin button.

• Right-click the spin button.
• In the Context Menu, choose Format Control.

In Format Control:

• Enter the Minimum value, Maximum value, Increment change.
• Select F5 in Cell link.
• Check 3-D shading.
• Click OK.

• If you click the spin button, the value of F5 cell will be updated along with the values of Sales and Profit and the chart.

• Drag the chart to hide the linked cell.

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How to Make Slider Bead Chart in Excel

The dataset showcases the profit percentage of different products.

• Two columns were added: Supporter 1, and Supporter 2.
• Use cells value 1 in Supporter 1.

• Select the Product and Supporter 1 columns.
• In the Insert tab >> select  Insert Column or Bar Chart in Charts.
• In 2-D Bar >> choose Clustered Bar.

You will see the following chart.

• Double-click the Horizontal (Category) Axis.
• In Format Axis, go to Axis Options.
• Choose Axis Options and set the maximum value as 1.

• Right-click the chart.
• In the Context Menu Bar, choose Select Data.

• In Select Data Source, choose Add.

• In Edit Series will appear, enter the Series name. Here, Profit Percentage in D4.
• Enter the Series values. Here, D5:D9.
• Click OK.

• In Select Data Source, click OK.

• Double-click the Profit Percentage chart.
• In Format Data Series, select Series Options.
• In Series Options, set Series Overlap to 100%.

You will see the following output.

• In F5, enter the following formula.

The ROW function was used. The 1st 5 is the row number containing the formula. The divisor 5 is the total row number without the header.

• Drag down the Fill Handle.

• Add the Supporter 2 column to the chart (follow the steps described in the previous method).
• Select Edit and change the Axis Labels.

• Select the Axis label range. Here, I D5:D9.
• Click OK.

• Click OK in Select Data Source.

• Right-click the Supporter 2 chart.
• In the Context Menu Bar >> choose Change Series Chart Type.

• In the Change Chart Type dialog box, select All Charts.
• Go to Combo chart and select Custom Combination.
• Choose Scatter for Supporter 2 and check Secondary Axis.
• Click OK.

This is the output.

• Delete the secondary axis.

• Change the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels to product name again.

• Click the Supporter 2 chart as shown below.
• In Format Data Series, select Series Options.
• Choose Fill & Line and go to Marker Options.
• Check Built-in and increase the size.

• Select Profit Percentage and in Chart Elements >> check Data Labels.

• Click the Horizontal (Category) Axis.
• In Format Axis, select Axis Options.
• Choose Axis Options and go to Number.
• Choose Category as Percentage and decrease the Decimal places to 0.

You will see the slider pellet chart.

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