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excelhowto2023
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May 17, 2025

how the bar chart is displaying in descending order but the data is not sorted

i would like to know the step by step on how the excel template "Manufacturer defect analysis" is created, i am just wondering how the bar chart is displaying in descending order but the data is not sorted,

 

Is there a trick to format the bar chart to display descending order without using a helper column?

not sure if the "Manufacturer defect analysis" template have custom add in

 

 

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  • It is a Pareto chart

    You'll find it on the Insert tab of the ribbon. 

    Click the 'Insert Statistics Chart' button in the Charts group and select the second chart under Histogram:

     

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