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Stunning Battery Chart

In this article you will learn how to create a stunning and beautiful battery chart in excel. You can use this battery chart in business dashboard or presentation to show the KPI metrics.

Below are the steps to create this stunning battery chart

  • We will create this chart to Service Level metric.
  • Put the service level actual value on Range “G1
  • Put the formula “=100%-G1” on cell “H1
Data set to create the battery chart
Data set to create the battery chart
2D Stacked Column Chart
2D Stacked Column Chart
  • Select the chart.
  • Go to Design tab and click on Switch Row/Column.
Switch Row/Column
Switch Row/Column
  • Right click on the Vertical Axis and click on Format Axis.
Format Axis option
Format Axis option

In the format Axis window

  • Put Minimum as “0
  • Put Maximum as “1
Format Axis window
Format Axis window
  • Remove the Axis and Gridlines from the chart.
  • click on Chart Elements (+ button of chart) and uncheck Axis and Gridlines or just select axis and gridlines and press delete.
 Chart Elements
Chart Elements
  • Right click on the blue slice of the chart and click on Format Data Series.
Format Data Series option
Format Data Series option
  • Put the Gap Width as “20%” in the Format Data Series window.
Change the Gap Width
Change the Gap Width
  • Make the chart little bit of smaller.
  • After doing the above given setting our chart will look like below given image.
Chart after doing the settings
Chart after doing the settings
  • Now go to the Insert tab>>Shapes>>Insert a Rectangle.
Insert a Rectangle
Insert a Rectangle
  • Drag a small rectangle on the worksheet as given in below image.
  • Right click on the rectangle and click on Format Shape.
  • In the format shape window select the Solid fill available under the Fill.
  • Open the color list and click on More Colors.
Format Shape window
Format Shape window
  • Color window will opened.
  • Select the Standard tab.
  • Choose the Sky blue color and click on OK.
Color window
Color window
  • Now go to the Line option in the Format Shape window.
  • Select the Solid line.
  • Choose Color as white.
  • Choose the Transparency as “100%
  • Choose the Width as “2.5pt
Format Shape window
Format Shape window
  • Now copy (Press Ctrl+C) the rectangle.
  • Double click on the blue slice.
  • Format Data Points window will be opened.
  • Select the Picture or texture fill available under Fill.
  • Click on Clipboard. Since we have already copied the rectangle so it will be filled in the chart.
  • Select the Stack and Skill with.
  • Put Units/Picture as “0.1
Format Data Points
Format Data Points
  • Now select the Orange slice of the chart.
  • Fill it as No fill.
Orange Slice
Orange Slice
  • Go to the Insert tab>>Shapes>>Insert a rectangle as given in below image.
Insert a rectangle
Insert a rectangle
  • Right click on this rectangle and click on Format Shape.
  • Fill the Gradient fill in the rectangle.
  • Choose the Type as Linear.
  • Angle as “
  • In the Gradient Stops take 6 stops as given in below image.
  • For 1st, 4th and 6th stops, choose the White color with “60%” transparency.
  • For the 2nd, 3rd and 5th stops, choose the Black color with “80% transparency.
Gradient fill in the rectangle
Gradient fill in the rectangle
  • Now insert the small rectangle with same width of big rectangle to create the upper cap of battery.
  • Right click on this rectangle and click on Format Shape.
  • Fill the Gradient fill in the rectangle.
  • Choose the Type as Linear.
  • Angle as “
  • In the Gradient Stops take 5 stops as given in below image.
  • For 1st, 3rd and 5th stops, choose the White color with “0%” transparency.
  • For the 2nd and 4th stops, choose the light grey color with “0% transparency.
Gradient fill in the small rectangle
Gradient fill in the small rectangle
  • Now keep small rectangle selected and go to Effects option of Format Shape.
  • Go to the Shadow  and select the options as given in below image.
Shadow option
Shadow options
  • Now copy the small rectangle and put it on the bottom and top of big rectangle.
Bottom and Top of battery
Bottom and Top of battery
  • Copy the top rectangle and make another small rectangle.
  • Keep it on the top of battery.
Top of the battery
Top of the battery
  • Now select all 4 rectangles and right click and click on Group.
  • Type “100%” on the cell “G1
  • Keep this group on the chart.
  • Adjust the chart and shape group properly.
Keep the group on the chart
Keep the group on the chart
  • Go to the Insert Tab >> Shapes>>Insert a Rounded Rectangle.
  • Drag a big rounded rectangle on the worksheet.
  • Right click on rounded rectangle and click on “Send to back“.
  • Fill the Dark Blue color in this rounded rectangle.
Rounded Rectangle behind the chart
Rounded Rectangle behind the chart
  • Now go to Insert tab and insert a Text box.
Text box
Text box
  • Drag a small text box and type Service Level in this text box.
  • Fill the color as No fill.
  • Choose Outline as No outline.
  • Keep this text box on the bottom of the battery.
  • Insert another text box.
  • Select the text box and click on cell “G1” so it will be connected with this cell.
  • Fill the color as No fill.
  • Take outline as No outline.
  • Choose Font Name as “Impact
  • Choose Font size as “32
  • Choose Font color as “Sky blue
  • Keep this text box on the top of battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chart After doing the settings
Chart After doing the settings

Now our chart is ready and if we will change the value on cell “G1” then chart will be changed accordingly. For example if we type 75% on cell “G1” then it will look like below image.

Chart after changing the value on G1
Chart after changing the value on G1

 

 

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