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Katie has attended:
Excel Intermediate course

Combining data from two different tables

Hi Jens
Today I have tried to combine data from two different Excel tables into a chart but I can't figure out how we did it during the course. Are you able to help?

RE: Combining data from two different tables

Hi Katie,

Thankyou for your question to the forum.

To combine data from 2 tables to a chart you will need to first create the chart type you want from a blank cell and then click SELECT DATA from the Chart Design tab in the ribbon. The next bit is a bit trickier to explain without some visuals to guide you so I suggest you follow along with this helpful Youtube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CyXfAzOsQQ

I hope this works. Please let me know if it has helped or if you need more help.

Kind regards
Martin Sutherland
(IT Trainer)

Tue 19 Nov 2024: Automatically marked as resolved.

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