Add Trendline to Pivot Table Graph

[Mary Ann]

I have a list of survey responses and I have created a Pivot Table with Month
as the Row Heading and Count of Respondent as Data. I have then created a
Pivot Table chart.

I want to show a trendline but when I select the columns and right click for
Trendline, as I would normally, the option is greyed out.

How do I create a trendline for the pivot table category columns?

 

[Jon Peltier]

If Add Trendline is disabled with a pivot chart (I don't know, I rarely make
pivot charts), you could plot the data in a regular chart, then add your
trendline.

Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, and Real Charts
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=553

- Jon

 

[Mary Ann]

Thanks Jon - Disappointing but at least I know!

If Add Trendline is disabled with a pivot chart (I don't know, I rarely make
pivot charts), you could plot the data in a regular chart, then add your
trendline.

Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, and Real Charts
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=553

- Jon
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Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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[William]

Hi Mary Ann

Is your graph a "stacked" column? If so, change it to a different style (eg
clustered column) and you should get what you are looking for.
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Regards

William

XL2003

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|I have a list of survey responses and I have created a Pivot Table with
Month
| as the Row Heading and Count of Respondent as Data. I have then created a
| Pivot Table chart.
|
| I want to show a trendline but when I select the columns and right click
for
| Trendline, as I would normally, the option is greyed out.
|
| How do I create a trendline for the pivot table category columns?

 

[Mary Ann]

Fantastic – even though the chart doesn’t look like a stacked column, because
I just have one column for each month, in fact as far as Excel is concerned I
can now see that that is what it is. Thank you.