Excel 3-D Pie charts

Excel 365 2013 2010 2007 2003
This tip is about how to create a pie chart such as in popular glossy magazines.

If you want to create a pie chart that shows your company (in this example - Company A) in the greatest positive light:

Pie Chart in Excel 2016

Do the following:

   1.   Select the data range (in this example, B5:C10).

   2.   On the Insert tab, in the Charts group, choose the Pie button:

Pie Chart in Excel 2016

Choose 3-D Pie.

   3.   Right-click in the chart area, then select Add Data Labels and click Add Data Labels in the popup menu:

popup menu in Excel 2016

   4.   Click in one of the labels to select all of them, then right-click and select Format Data Labels... in the popup menu:

popup menu in Excel 2016

   5.   On the Format Data Labels pane, in the Label Options tab, select the Category Name checkbox:

Format Data Labels in Excel 2016

   6.   Right-click in the data series and select Format Data Series... in the popup menu:

Format data series in popup menu Excel 2016

   7.   On the Format Data Series pane:

  • In the Series Options section:
    • In the Angle of first slice field, move the sliding handle to the rotation degree that you want, or type a number between 0 and 360 degrees. The default setting is 0 degrees.
    • In the Pie Explosion field, move the sliding handle to the percentage of the explosion that you want, or type a percentage between 0 and 400 in the text box. The default setting is 0%.
    Format Data Series in Excel 2016
  • In the Effects section, in the 3-D Format group, make changes you want.

You can then make any other adjustments to get the look you desire.

See also this tip in French: Graphiques à secteurs 3-D.

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