How to create a combination chart in PowerPoint

Note: This chart is needed for the illustration of the chalk effect in PowerPoint (see How to draw a chart with chalk effect in PowerPoint):

To create a combination chart in PowerPoint, do the following:

   1.   On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Chart button:

   2.   In the Insert Chart dialog box, select the chart type you prefer.

For example, on the Column tab, select the Clustered Column chart:

   3.   In the Chart in Microsoft PowerPoint dialog box, type or insert chart data.

For this example:

PowerPoint creates a chart for the data:

   4.   To show the second data series as a line, do the following:

   4.1.   Right-click in the chart plot area and choose Change Chart Type... in the popup menu:

   4.2.   In the Insert Chart dialog box, select the Combo tab and then:

• Choose a Custom Combination chart,
• For the second data series, choose Line in the Chart type column and check the Secondary Axis checkbox:

   5.   Remove the legend and modify axes as you like.

   6.   To add an arrow for the line data series, select it and do the following:

   6.1.   Right-click on the selected data series and choose Format Data Series... in the popup menu:

   6.2.   On the Format Data Series pane, on the Fill & Line tab, in the Line section:

• Choose the arrow type you prefer in the End Arrow type dropdown list.

  For example, Stealth Arrow:

  
• Choose the arrow size you prefer in the End Arrow size dropdown list.

  For example, Arrow R Size 9:

  

Add any other adjustments you like.