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You can use a PivotTable to summarize, analyze, explore, and present summary data. PivotCharts complement PivotTables by adding visualizations to the summary data in a PivotTable, and allow you to easily see comparisons, patterns, and trends. Both PivotTables and PivotCharts enable you to make informed decisions about critical data in your enterprise. You can also connect to external data sources such as SQL Server tables, SQL Server Analysis Services cubes, Azure Marketplace, Office Data Connection (.odc) files, XML files, Access databases, and text files to create PivotTables, or use existing PivotTables to create new tables.

A PivotTable is an interactive way to quickly summarize large amounts of data. You can use a PivotTable to analyze numerical data in detail, and answer unanticipated questions about your data. A PivotTable is especially designed for:

Querying large amounts of data in many user-friendly ways.
Subtotaling and aggregating numeric data, summarizing data by categories and subcategories, and creating custom calculations and formulas.
Expanding and collapsing levels of data to focus your results, and drilling down to details from the summary data for areas of interest to you.
Moving rows to columns or columns to rows (or «pivoting») to see different summaries of the source data.
Filtering, sorting, grouping, and conditionally formatting the most useful and interesting subset of data enabling you to focus on just the information you want.
Presenting concise, attractive, and annotated online or printed reports.

For example, here’s a simple list of household expenses on the left, and a PivotTable based on the list to the right:

Sales data	Corresponding PivotTable

For more information, see Create a PivotTable to analyze worksheet data.

After you create a PivotTable by selecting its data source, arranging fields in the PivotTable Field List, and choosing an initial layout, you can perform the following tasks as you work with a PivotTable:

Explore the data by doing the following:

Expand and collapse data, and show the underlying details that pertain to the values.
Sort, filter, and group fields and items.
Change summary functions, and add custom calculations and formulas.

Change the form layout and field arrangement by doing the following:

Change the PivotTable form: Compact, Outline, or Tabular.
Add, rearrange, and remove fields.
Change the order of fields or items.

Change the layout of columns, rows, and subtotals by doing the following:

Turn column and row field headers on or off, or display or hide blank lines.
Display subtotals above or below their rows.
Adjust column widths on refresh.
Move a column field to the row area or a row field to the column area.
Merge or unmerge cells for outer row and column items.

Change the display of blanks and errors by doing the following:

Change how errors and empty cells are displayed.
Change how items and labels without data are shown.
Display or hide blank rows

Change the format by doing the following:

Manually and conditionally format cells and ranges.
Change the overall PivotTable format style.
Change the number format for fields.
Include OLAP Server formatting.

For more information, see Design the layout and format of a PivotTable.

PivotCharts provide graphical representations of the data in their associated PivotTables. PivotCharts are also interactive. When you create a PivotChart, the PivotChart Filter Pane appears. You can use this filter pane to sort and filter the PivotChart’s underlying data. Changes that you make to the layout and data in an associated PivotTable are immediately reflected in the layout and data in the PivotChart and vice versa.

PivotCharts display data series, categories, data markers, and axes just as standard charts do. You can also change the chart type and other options such as the titles, the legend placement, the data labels, the chart location, and so on.

Here’s a PivotChart based on the PivotTable example above.

For more information, see Create a PivotChart.

If you are familiar with standard charts, you will find that most operations are the same in PivotCharts. However, there are some differences:

Row/Column orientation Unlike a standard chart, you cannot switch the row/column orientation of a PivotChart by using the Select Data Source dialog box. Instead, you can pivot the Row and Column labels of the associated PivotTable to achieve the same effect.

Chart types You can change a PivotChart to any chart type except an xy (scatter), stock, or bubble chart.

Source data Standard charts are linked directly to worksheet cells, while PivotCharts are based on their associated PivotTable’s data source. Unlike a standard chart, you cannot change the chart data range in a PivotChart’s Select Data Source dialog box.

Formatting Most formatting—including chart elements that you add, layout, and style—is preserved when you refresh a PivotChart. However, trendlines, data labels, error bars, and other changes to data sets are not preserved. Standard charts do not lose this formatting once it is applied.

Although you cannot directly resize the data labels in a PivotChart, you can increase the text font size to effectively resize the labels.

You can use data from a Excel worksheet as the basis for a PivotTable or PivotChart. The data should be in list format, with column labels in the first row, which Excel will use for Field Names. Each cell in subsequent rows should contain data appropriate to its column heading, and you shouldn’t mix data types in the same column. For instance, you shouldn’t mix currency values and dates in the same column. Additionally, there shouldn’t be any blank rows or columns within the data range.

Excel tables Excel tables are already in list format and are good candidates for PivotTable source data. When you refresh the PivotTable, new and updated data from the Excel table is automatically included in the refresh operation.

Using a dynamic named range To make a PivotTable easier to update, you can create a dynamic named range, and use that name as the PivotTable’s data source. If the named range expands to include more data, refreshing the PivotTable will include the new data.

Including totals Excel automatically creates subtotals and grand totals in a PivotTable. If the source data contains automatic subtotals and grand totals that you created by using the Subtotals command in the Outline group on the Data tab, use that same command to remove the subtotals and grand totals before you create the PivotTable.

You can retrieve data from an external data source such as a database, an Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube, or a text file. For example, you might maintain a database of sales records you want to summarize and analyze.

Office Data Connection files If you use an Office Data Connection (ODC) file (.odc) to retrieve external data for a PivotTable, you can input the data directly into a PivotTable. We recommend that you retrieve external data for your reports by using ODC files.

OLAP source data When you retrieve source data from an OLAP database or a cube file, the data is returned to Excel only as a PivotTable or a PivotTable that has been converted to worksheet functions. For more information, see Convert PivotTable cells to worksheet formulas.

Non-OLAP source data This is the underlying data for a PivotTable or a PivotChart that comes from a source other than an OLAP database. For example, data from relational databases or text files.

For more information, see Create a PivotTable with an external data source.

The PivotTable cache Each time that you create a new PivotTable or PivotChart, Excel stores a copy of the data for the report in memory, and saves this storage area as part of the workbook file — this is called the PivotTable cache. Each new PivotTable requires additional memory and disk space. However, when you use an existing PivotTable as the source for a new one in the same workbook, both share the same cache. Because you reuse the cache, the workbook size is reduced and less data is kept in memory.

Location requirements To use one PivotTable as the source for another, both must be in the same workbook. If the source PivotTable is in a different workbook, copy the source to the workbook location where you want the new one to appear. PivotTables and PivotCharts in different workbooks are separate, each with its own copy of the data in memory and in the workbooks.

Changes affect both PivotTables When you refresh the data in the new PivotTable, Excel also updates the data in the source PivotTable, and vice versa. When you group or ungroup items, or create calculated fields or calculated items in one, both are affected. If you need to have a PivotTable that’s independent of another one, then you can create a new one based on the original data source, instead of copying the original PivotTable. Just be mindful of the potential memory implications of doing this too often.

PivotCharts You can base a new PivotTable or PivotChart on another PivotTable, but you cannot base a new PivotChart directly on another PivotChart. Changes to a PivotChart affect the associated PivotTable, and vice versa.

Changes in the source data can result in different data being available for analysis. For example, you may want to conveniently switch from a test database to a production database. You can update a PivotTable or a PivotChart with new data that is similar to the original data connection information by redefining the source data. If the data is substantially different with many new or additional fields, it may be easier to create a new PivotTable or PivotChart.

Displaying new data brought in by refresh Refreshing a PivotTable can also change the data that is available for display. For PivotTables based on worksheet data, Excel retrieves new fields within the source range or named range that you specified. For reports based on external data, Excel retrieves new data that meets the criteria for the underlying query or data that becomes available in an OLAP cube. You can view any new fields in the Field List and add the fields to the report.

Changing OLAP cubes that you create Reports based on OLAP data always have access to all of the data in the cube. If you created an offline cube that contains a subset of the data in a server cube, you can use the Offline OLAP command to modify your cube file so that it contains different data from the server.

What is the Pivot Chart in Excel?

PivotChart in Excel is an in-built program tool that helps you summarize selected rows and columns of data in a spreadsheet. The visual representation of a PivotTable or any tabular data helps summarize and analyze the datasets, patterns, and trends. Simply put, a pivot chart in Excel is an interactive Excel chart that outlines large amounts of data.

What is the Pivot Chart in Excel?
- How to Create a Pivot Chart in Excel? (Step by Step with Example)
- Things to Remember
- Recommended Articles

How to Create a Pivot Chart in Excel? (Step by Step with Example)

Let us learn how to create a PivotChart in Excel with the help of an example. Here, we do the sales data analysis.

You can download this Pivot Chart Excel Template here – Pivot Chart Excel Template

Below mentioned data contains a compilation of sales information by date, salesperson, and region. Here, we need to summarize sales data for each representative regionally in the chart.

We must first select the data range to create a PivotChart in Excel.
Then, click the “Insert” tab within the ribbon.
Then, select the “PivotChart” dropdown button within the “Charts” group. So, for example, if we want only to create a PivotChart, choose “PivotChart” from the dropdown or if we are going to make both a PivotChart and PivotTable, then select “PivotChart & PivotTable” from the dropdown.
Here, we have selected and created both a PivotChart and PivotTable. Then, make PivotChart, a dialog box appears, similar to the “Create PivotTable” dialog box. It will ask for the options: Table/Range or Use an external data source. By default, it selects “Table/Range,” which will ask where to place a PivotTable chart. Here, we always need to choose a new worksheet.
Clicking “OK” will insert PivotChart and PivotTable into a new worksheet.
“PivotChart Fields” task pane appears on the left, containing various fields: Filters, Axis (Categories), Legend (Series), and Values. Next, in the PivotTable Fields pane, select the “Column” fields applicable to the Pivot Table. Then, we can drag and drop, i.e., “Sales_person” to the “Rows” section, “Region” to the “Columns” section, and “Sales” to the “Values” section.

Then, the chart looks as given below.
We can name this sheet “SALES_BY_REGION” by clicking on the PivotTable. Then, we can change the chart type in the “Change Chart Type” option based on choice under the “Insert” tab. Select “PivotChart, and” the “Insert Chart” popup window appears. Under that, select the “Bar” and “Clustered” bar chart. Then, right-click on the PivotChart, and choose “Change Chart Type.”
Under “Change Chart Type,” select “Column.” Then, select the “Clustered Column” Chart.
Now, we can summarize the data with the help of interactive controls present across the chart. For example, when we click on the “Region” filter control, a search box appears with the list of all the regions, where we can check or uncheck boxes based on the choice.
On the corner of the chart, we have an option to format chart elements based on the choice.
We have an option to customize the PivotTable “Values.” By default, Excel uses the SUM function to calculate the values available in the table. Suppose we select only region values in the chart; it will display each region’s total SUM sales.
We have an option to change the Excel chart style by clicking the “Style” icon on the corner of the chart.
This chart will update when we change data sets in a PivotTable. The following steps can optimize this option: right-click and select the “PivotChart Options”.

In the above chart options, go to the “Data” tab and click on the checkbox “Refresh data when opening a file.” So that refresh data gets activated.

Things to Remember

In an Excel PivotChart, we can insert a timeline to filter dates (monthly, quarterly, or yearly) in a chart to summarize sales data (This step applies when the dataset contains only date values).

We can also use a “Slicer” with a PivotChart to filter region-wise data or other field data of the choice to summarize sales data.

A PivotChart is a key metrics tool for monitoring company sales, finance, productivity, and other criteria.
With the help of a PivotChart, we can identify negative trends and correct them immediately.
One of the drawbacks of a pivot tableA Pivot Table is an Excel tool that allows you to extract data in a preferred format (dashboard/reports) from large data sets contained within a worksheet. It can summarize, sort, group, and reorganize data, as well as execute other complex calculations on it.read more is that this chart is directly linked to the datasets associated with the PivotTable, making it less flexible. Because of this, we cannot add data outside the PivotTable.

Difference Between a Pivot Chart and a Normal Chart

A standard chart use range of cells, on the other hand, a pivot chart is based on data summarized in a pivot table.
A pivot chart is already a dynamic chart, but you have to make changes in data to convert a standard chart into a dynamic chart.

Steps to Create a Pivot Chart in Excel

You can create a pivot chart using two ways. One is to add a pivot chart to your existing pivot table, and the other is to create a pivot chart from scratch.

1. Create a Pivot Chart from Scratch

Creating a pivot chart from scratch is as simple as creating a pivot table. All you need, is a data-sheet. Here I am using Excel 2013 but you use steps in all versions from 2007 to 2016.

Select any of the cells in your data sheet and go to Insert Tab → Charts → Pivot Chart.

insert excel pivot chart from insert tab

The pop-up window will automatically select the entire data range and you have the option to choose the place where you want to insert your pivot chart.

Click OK.
Now, you have a blank pivot table and pivot chart in a new worksheet.

Important: When you insert a pivot chart it will automatically insert a pivot table along with it. And, if you just want to add a pivot chart, you can add your data to Power Pivot Data Model.

In pivot chart fields, we have four components as we have in a pivot table.
- Axis: The axis in the pivot chart is as same as we have rows in our pivot table.
- Legend: Legend in the pivot chart is as same as we have columns in our pivot table.
- Values: We are using quantity as values.
- Report Filter: You can use the report filter to filter your pivot chart.

use chart fields to define value for excel pivot chart

So, here is your fully dynamic pivot chart.

2. Create a Pivot Chart from the Existing Pivot Table

If you already have a pivot table in your worksheet then you can insert a pivot chart by using these simple steps.

Select any of the cells from your pivot table.

select any cell to insert excel pivot table

Go to Insert Tab → Charts → Pivot Chart and select the chart which you want to use.

insert excel pivot chart if you already have pivot table

Click Ok.

It will insert a new pivot chart in the same worksheet where you have your pivot table. And, it will use pivot table rows as the axis and columns as the legend in the pivot chart.

Important: Another smart and quick way is to use the shortcut key. Just select any of the cells in your pivot table and press F11 to insert a pivot chart.

Related: Excel Slicer

More Information about Pivot Charts

Managing a pivot chart is simple and here is some information that will help you do it smoothly.

1. Change Chart Type

When you enter a new pivot chart, you have to select the type of chart which you want to use. And, if you want to change the chart type you can use the following steps for that.

Select your pivot chart and go to Design Tab → Type → Change Chart Type.

Select your favorite chart type.

select new chart type for excel pivot chart

Click OK.

2. Refresh a Pivot Chart

Refreshing a pivot chart is just like refreshing a pivot table. If your pivot table is refreshing automatically, then your pivot chart will also update along with that.

Method-1

Right-click on your chart.
And then click on pivot chart options.

right click on excel pivot chart to activate refresh option

Go to the data tab and tick mark “Refresh data when open a file”.

update excel pivot chart automatically on opening a file

Click OK.

Method-2

Use below VBA code to refresh all kinds of pivot tables and pivot charts in your workbook.

Sub auto_open()
Dim PC As PivotCache
For Each PC In ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches
PC.Refresh
Next PC
End Sub

Apart from the above code, you can use the following VBA code if you want to refresh a particular pivot table.

Sub auto_open()
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("Chart 5").Activate
ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable.PivotCache.Refresh
End Sub

3. Filter a Pivot Chart

Just like a pivot table, you can filter your pivot chart to show some specific values. One thing is clear a pivot table and a pivot chart is connected with each other. So, when you filter a pivot table, your chart will automatically filter.

And, when you add any filter to your pivot table it will automatically add to your pivot chart and vice versa. Please follow these steps for this.

Right-click on your pivot chart and click on “Show Field List”.

show field list to add filter in excel pivot chart

In your pivot chart field list, drag fields in the filter area.

add fields to filter area in excel pivot chart

Important Note: By default, you have a filter option at the bottom of your pivot chart to filter axis categories.

4. Show Running Total in a Pivot Chart

In the below pivot chart, I have used a running total to show the growth throughout the period.

add running total in excel pivot chart from value settings

Enter a running total in a pivot chart is just like entering a running total in a pivot table. But we need to make some simple changes in chart formatting.

From your pivot chart field list, drag your value field twice in the value area.

Now, in the second field value open “Value Field Settings”.
Go to the “show value as” tab and select running total from the drop-down.

add secondary axis to add running total in excel pivot chart

Click OK.

So here is your pivot chart with the running total but one more thing which we have to do to make it perfect.

Select your primary axis and change values as per your secondary axis.

adjust axis value to add running total in excel pivot chart

5. Move a Pivot Chart to New Sheet

Like a standard chart, you can move your Excel pivot chart to a chart sheet or any other worksheet.

To move your pivot chart.

Select your chart and right-click on it.
Click on the move chart and you will get a pop-up window.

move a excel pivot chart to a chart sheet

Now, you have two different options to move your chart.
- New Chart Sheet.
- Another Worksheet.
Select the desired option and click OK.

You can also move your chart back to the original sheet using the same steps.

Some the extra tips to make better control over it.

1. Using a Slicer with a Pivot Chart to Filter

As I have already mentioned, you can use a slicer with your pivot chart.

And, the best part is that you can filter multiple pivot tables and pivot charts with a single slicer. Follow these steps.

Select your pivot chart and go to Analyze Tab → Filter → Insert Slicer.

Select the field which you want to use as a filter.

select field to apply slicer to excel pivot table

Click OK.

Using a slicer is always a better option than a standard filter.

2. Insert a Timeline to Filter Dates in a Pivot Charts

If you want to filter your pivot chart using a date field then you can use a timeline instead of a slicer.

Filtering dates with a timeline is super easy.

This is like an advanced filter that you can use to filter dates in terms of days, months, quarters, and years.

Select your pivot chart and go to Analyze Tab → Filter → Insert Timeline.

click on insert timeline to insert in excel pivot chart

Select your date field from the pop-up window and it will show you fields with dates.
Click OK.

3. Present Months in a Pivot Chart by Grouping Dates

Now, let’s say you have dates in your data, and you want to create a pivot chart on monthly basis. One simple way is to add a month column in your data and use it in your pivot chart.

But, here is the twist. You can group dates in your pivot table which will further help you to create a pivot chart with months even when you don’t have months in source data.

Go to your pivot table and select any of the cells from your date field column.
Right-click on it and select group.

group dates in pivot table in excel pivot chart

Select the month from the pop-up window and click OK.

Sample File

Download this sample file from here to learn more.

About Pivot Charts

If you select a pivot table and insert a chart, Excel inserts a pivot chart. A pivot chart is a special Excel chart, with some strengths and some limitations. I used to avoid pivot charts because of these limitations, which included not being able to hide the field buttons and not being able to resize the plot area or move axis and chart titles. But Microsoft has kept improving them, and now the few remaining limitations seem pretty reasonable given the power and constraints of pivot tables themselves.

A pivot chart is linked to its parent pivot table. Changes to the pivot table are reflected in the pivot chart, and vice versa. If the pivot table changes size, the pivot chart changes the number of its plotted series, and changes the lengths of these series, to accommodate the updated pivot table size.
The pivot chart has optional field buttons that allow the same filtering capabilities directly in the chart that are available to the pivot table.
All data in the pivot table is plotted in the pivot chart, except for subtotals and grand totals. No data from outside the pivot table is allowed in the pivot chart.
Pivot charts are plotted with category labels and series values in columns only. Pivot charts cannot be plotted by row.
Not all chart types are available in pivot charts. Line, column, area, bar, and pie charts are available, for example, but XY scatter charts and bubble charts are not.

Often, pivot charts are exactly what is needed. Sometimes, however, a regular chart must be used. For example, you might want a scatter plot of the pivot table’s data. Or you might want to add data from another source.

My colleague Debra Dalgleish has a brief Pivot Chart Tutorial on her Contextures.com web site, as well as a FAQ page on Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts. Debra also wrote Using Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel on this blog.

This article will answer the following common questions about pivot charts in Excel.

How do I disconnect a pivot chart from its pivot table?
How do I copy a pivot chart and link it to another pivot table?
How do I convert a pivot chart into a regular chart and preserve its links to the pivot table?

The last question could be answered by Making Regular Charts from Pivot Tables. But the question is often asked by someone who has spent significant time formatting his pivot chart, and doesn’t want to lose this formatting or be forced to recreate it.

We’ll start by reviewing regular charts and how their data is handled. Then we’ll examine differences between regular charts and pivot charts. Finally we’ll investigate answers to the questions above.

Regular Charts

The screenshot below shows a table with some simple data located in B2:D14. The data is rearranged in F3:I7 (a pivot table could have done this). Below that is a regular Excel chart which plots the data from this second range.

Chart Source Data Highlighting

When you select a chart that has a well-behaved* source data range, the chart’s data range is highlighted in the worksheet. The highlighting for our simple chart in Excel 2013 and 2016 is shown below: the X values (category labels) are purple, the Y values are blue, and the series names are red. You can click and drag the highlighted borders to move the chart data, and you can click and drag on the highlighted corners to resize the chart data.

*Well-behaved means that the Y values of the series are in adjacent rows or columns, in order. Y values and X values (if present) must be aligned: in the chart below, the X values and all sets of Y values all begin on the same row and all end on the same other row, and the series names are aligned with the Y values.

When you select a plotted series, the data for that series is highlighted in the worksheet. The highlighting for the first series of our simple chart in Excel 2013 and 2016 is shown below: the X values (category labels) are purple, the Y values are blue, and the series names are red. You can click and drag the highlighted borders to move the chart data, and you can click and drag on the highlighted corners to resize the chart data. Note that our series is plotted by columns.

Chart Series Data Highlighting

When a series is selected, you can also see the corresponding SERIES formula in the formula bar. This series formula has the following components:

Series Name: Pivot!$G$3
Category Labels (X Values): Pivot!$F$4:$F$7
Y Values: Pivot!$G$4:$G$7
Plot Order: 1

You can edit this formula in place to adjust the chart data.

Another way to adjust a chart’s data is the Select Data Source dialog. To open this dialog, click the Chart Tools > Design tab > Select Data button, or tight-click on the chart and click Select Data from the pop-up menu.

Select Source Data Dialog

Here is the Select Source Data dialog for our regular chart. The box at the top shows the entire source data, which was highlighted when we selected the entire chart. You can edit this as text, or select another source data range in a worksheet. Caveat: if your selection in the Chart data range box intersects a pivot table, your chart will be converted into a pivot chart based on that pivot table.

Click the Edit button under Axis Labels in the bottom right part of the dialog, and the Axis Labels dialog appears, showing the range containing the axis labels. You can edit this as text, or select another axis label range.

Select a series in the bottom right part of the dialog and click the corresponding Edit button, and the Edit Series dialog appears, showing the range containing the Y values. You can edit this as text, or select another range of values.

If you click the Switch Row/Column button, the same data is used as the source data, but its orientation is switched. The category axis labels become the series names, and the series names become the axis labels. Note that our chart now has four series with three points each (and three axis labels), and the red and purple highlighted regions have changed places.

When we select the first series, we see that it is now aligned in rows.

If your chart’s source data intersects a pivot table, clicking Switch Row/Column will convert your chart into a pivot chart based on that pivot table.

Disconnecting From Worksheet Data

Here’s a little-known debugging trick for Excel formulas. You can use the F9 function key or the Ctrl+= shortcut (hold the Ctrl key while you press the = key) to evaluate part or all of a formula in the formula bar. Fortunately this works for a SERIES formula.

If you click in the formula bar and click F9 or Ctrl+=, every section of the formula is evaluated (and the links are disconnected), as shown in this before-and-after screenshot.

Click Esc to restore the original formula, or Enter to keep the evaluated formula.

If you select just part of a formula and then click F9 or Ctrl+=, just the selected part of the formula is evaluated. In this screenshot, the Y value range of G4:G7 is converted to the array {1;3;2;4}.

To unlink a regular chart from its worksheet data, select each series, click in the formula bar, and press the F9 key.

Copying the Chart

You can copy a chart and paste it anywhere in the same workbook, even onto a different worksheet, and nothing happens to the chart. It shows the same data that it was linked to (on the original sheet), and the series formulas still link back to the original data. This is familiar, expected behavior, although when you want to link the chart to the data on its new parent worksheet, it’s not so welcome. But see Make a Copied Chart Link to New Data if that’s what you need to do.

When you copy a regular chart to a new workbook, it still points back to the original data, which in the SERIES formula is referenced to the original workbook as well as the original worksheet, as “[Pivot.xlsx]Pivot”. So the regular chart behaves exactly as expected.

The screenshot below shows a table with the same simple data located in B2:D14. A pivot table in F2:I7 has rearranged the data. Below the pivot table is an Excel pivot chart which plots the data from the pivot table. Note the field buttons in the pivot chart, corresponding to the controls in the pivot table.

We can hide the field buttons (Pivot Chart Tools > Analyze ribbon tab > Field Buttons) and the chart will look just like our regular chart. But it still has the capabilities and limitations of a pivot chart.