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Spark Lines
Spark Lines
Spark Lines
Stock Prices
Company 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sparkline
IBM $ 88 $ 131 $ 148 $ 180 $ 194
Apple $ 91 $ 212 $ 336 $ 422 $ 527
Dell $ 11 $ 15 $ 14 $ 15 $ 11
Microsoft $ 20 $ 31 $ 28 $ 28 $ 26
To Create a Sparkline go to Insert->Sparklines (select the type of chart you want -Line/Column/Win/Loss)
Select the range you want to graph and the Location Range is the cell the Sparkline will be placed in
Once you create a Sparkline if you click in the cell that contains the Sparkline you should see a 'Design Sparkline' Ribbon
***From here you can edit the format/range/Type
n/Win/Loss)
***If you receive the below error message try and toggle the Data Range by pressing the F4 key
2a) From here you want to format the Sparkline by including an Axis and highlighting the negative poin
***To get the 'Design' ribbon to appear you must have your cursor in the cell containing the Sparkline
2c) Once you have the Sparkline formatted correctly you should be able to copy/paste the Sparkline to a
***Be sure to copy and paste (not drag the sparkline over)
3) From here if you highlight the Sparklines under the 'Line column (cells I14:I18) and go under the Desig
***Repeat for the Win/Loss Column
e sure to lock only the columns using the '$' signs)
4:I18) and go under the Design Ribbon ->Select the Line Type