Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 18, 2025)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Excel makes changing chart types of an existing chart a breeze. You can change chart types by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Change Chart Type dialog box.
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2025-03-18 06:31:19
jamies
And -
from experience -
Sometimes the chart (window display) needs to have the zoom level changed to get Excel to refresh the displayed chart representation, mode, layout, colour options etc.,
such as up (maybe)10%, wait for the redisplay, then you can go back to the original setting !
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