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Pivot Charts
A Pivot Chart is a chart linked directly to a Pivot Table, letting you visualize summarized data and interactively filter it the same way you would filter the table itself.
Creating a Pivot Chart
Click inside an existing Pivot Table -> Insert tab -> PivotChart -> choose chart typeExcel can also create both a Pivot Table and Pivot Chart together directly from raw data using Insert > PivotChart.
Interactive Filtering
Pivot Charts come with built-in field buttons that let viewers filter the chart directly - for example, clicking a legend field to show or hide specific categories.
Choosing a Chart Type
- Column/Bar - comparing totals across categories.
- Line - showing trends over time.
- Pie - showing proportion of a whole (best with few categories).
Updating the Chart
Because a Pivot Chart is tied to its Pivot Table, refreshing the table (Data > Refresh All) also updates the chart automatically.
Pivot Charts are ideal for dashboards where the underlying data changes regularly, since both the summary and the visual update together with a single refresh.