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If you modify the pivot table, the pivot chart is also changed.
More about pivot charts
Following are a few points to keep in mind when using pivot charts:
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A pivot table and a pivot chart are joined in a two-way link. If you make structural or filtering
changes to one, the other is also changed.
The PivotChart Filter Pane, which is displayed when you select a pivot chart, contains the same
controls as the pivot chart’s field headers. These controls allow you to filter the data that’s displayed
in the pivot table (and pivot chart). If you make changes to the chart using the PivotChart
Filter Pane, those changes are also reflected in the pivot table.
If you find the PivotChart Filter Pane redundant or annoying, just click the X in its title bar to
make it go away. To bring it back, choose PivotChart Tools ➪ Analyze ➪ Show/Hide ➪
PivotChart Filter.
If you have a pivot chart and you delete the underlying pivot table, the pivot chart remains. The
chart’s Series formulas contain the original data, stored in arrays.
By default, pivot charts are embedded in the sheet that contains the pivot table. To move the pivot
chart to a different worksheet (or to a Chart sheet), choose PivotChart ➪ Tools ➪ Design ➪
Location ➪ Move Chart.
You can create multiple pivot charts from a pivot table, and you can manipulate and format the
charts separately. However, all the charts display the same data.
Don’t forget about themes. You can choose Page Layout ➪ Themes ➪ Themes to change the
workbook theme, and your pivot table and pivot chart will both reflect the new theme.
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