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Displaying Grand Total on an Excel Pivot Chart

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Anonymous
2023-04-02T21:44:15+00:00

I've created a pivot table (below) to summarise my weekly spending, sorted by category and sub-category.

I then made a pivot chart (below) to display this data and everything worked fine: It displays the weekly total of my spending sorted by category and sub-category as a bar graph.

On top of the bar graph that the pivot table has made, I would like to add the combined amount for all categories in that week. I have drawn what I would like the graph to look like below.

Any help with configuring this would be greatly appriciated

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T10:46:10+00:00

    Is this generated by ChatGPT or something? Those options don't exist.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-07T10:57:23+00:00

    Neither of your first two options are available in excel. Please advise.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-03T02:40:16+00:00

    Excel 365 Pro Plus with Power Pivot and Power Query.

    Display Grand Total on Pivot Chart.

    Similar to Ashish Mathur's suggestion,

    but with Data Labels instead of Line.

    https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/5b8gj9ecqojl44x/08_30_22.xlsx/file

    https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/xwz0mm7cwujopp0/08_30_22.pdf/file

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    Anonymous
    2023-04-02T22:33:28+00:00

    Hi,

    I'm Sneha and I'd be happy to help you out with your question. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

    To add the Grand Total to your pivot chart in Excel, follow these steps:

    First, click on the pivot chart to select it. Next, go to the PivotChart Tools menu and click on the Analyze tab. In the Tools group, you'll see a dropdown arrow next to the PivotChart button. Click on it and select PivotChart Options. In the PivotChart Options dialog box, navigate to the Totals & Filters tab. Under Totals, select the checkbox next to Show grand total for rows. Click OK to close the dialog box.

    Now the Grand Total row will be displayed in your pivot chart. To format the Grand Total bar differently from the other bars, you can right-click on the Grand Total bar and select Format Data Series. In the Format Data Series dialog box, you can change the color, style, and other formatting options for the Grand Total bar.

    Another approach, To add a grand total to a pivot chart in Excel, follow these steps:

    1. Click anywhere in the pivot chart to select it.
    2. Go to the Design tab on the Ribbon.
    3. In the Layout group, click Grand Totals.
    4. Choose the appropriate option for displaying grand totals.

    Another option is to insert a calculated item that sums up your pivot table columns and to hide the Grand Total row or column. To do this, follow these steps:

    1. Click anywhere in the PivotTable to select it.
    2. Go to the Analyze tab on the Ribbon.
    3. In the Calculations group, click Fields, Items, & Sets, and then click Calculated Item.
    4. In the Name box, type a name for the calculated item.
    5. In the Formula box, type the formula for the calculated item, using the column names and operators.
    6. Click Add to add the calculated item to the PivotTable.
    7. Hide the Grand Total row or column by right-clicking it and selecting Hide.

    To add an average grand total line in a pivot chart in Excel, follow these steps:

    1. Select the PivotTable that you want to create a chart from.
    2. Go to the Insert tab on the Ribbon.
    3. Click the type of chart that you want to create.
    4. To add the field to the Values section, check the Average (or Grand Total) box and right-click and select Add to Values.

    For more Information, please refer to following resources :-

    1. Subtotal and total fields in a PivotTable - https://support.microsoft.com/office/subtotal-and-total-fields-in-a-pivottable-173f5b30-b546-4293-87d2-aee638f74e7d
    2. How to show Grand Totals on Pivot Chart - https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/c123875c-5bec-47af-bb0a-58c8526ae440

    If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. It will be my pleasure to Assist you.

    Best Regards, Sneha

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