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Stylish Doughnut Charts in Excel

In this article you will learn how to create 4 stylish doughnut charts in Excel. These doughnut charts are used to display the KPI metrics or progress of a project. Stylish Doughnuts can be used to in business dashboard or business presentation.

Stylish Doughnut Charts in Excel

Doughnut Chart-1:

  • Let’s say we have a KPI metric on cell D1 and its performance value on cells E1. Here we will take a support column on cell F1.
  • Put formula “=1-E1” on cell F1.
KPI Metrics
KPI Metrics
  • Select the range D1:F1.
  • Go to Insert tab>>Charts>>Insert a doughnut chart.
Insert doughnut Chart
Insert doughnut Chart
  • After inserting the chart successfully, select the legend and press delete.
Delete Legend
Delete Legend
  • Now select the blue slice (double click on it)
  • Go to the Format Data Points window and fill the Dark Teal color or any other dark color.
Solid Fill
Solid Fill
  • Go to the Border in Format Data Points window.
  • Select the Solid line.
  • Select the Dark Teal color or the same color was take for Fill.
  • Keep the Width as 15pt.
  • Select Join Type as Round.
Border Settings
Border Settings
  • Now select the orange slice (double click on orange slice)
  • Select the Solid fill available under Fill.
  • Take the Dark Teal color or the same color which was taken for first slice.
  • Keep Transparency as 75%.
  • Select No line in Border.
Select Slice settings
Select Slice settings
  • Insert a Text box from the Insert Tab.
Insert Text Box
Insert Text Box
  • Drag the Text box in the middle of the chart.
  • Select the Text box and go to formula bar and type “=$D$1
  • Text box will be linked with cell D1.
Link text box with excel cell
Link text box with excel cell

Format the Text box-

  • Choose text alignment Center.
  • Choose font name “Impact
  • Choose font size 35.
  • Choose font color Dark Teal.
  • Choose chart title’s font color as Dark Teal.
Text box setting
Text box setting
  • Our first chart is ready and it will look like below given image.

Doughnut Chart-2:

  • To create the 2nd doughnut chart make a copy of first doughnut chart.
Copy the first chart
Copy the first chart
  • Double click on the big slice (Teal slice) so that it will be selected.
  • Go to the Format Data points window and fill the Orange color.
Fill the orange color
Fill the orange color
  • Go to the Border in Format Data Points window.
  • Select the Solid line.
  • Select the Orange color.
  • Keep Transparency 35%.
  • Keep the Width as 15pt.
  • Select Join Type as Miter.
Border Settings
Border Settings
  • Now select the Transparent slice and fill the orange color.
  • Make sure Transparency should be 75%.
Transparent slide setting
Transparent slide setting
  • Change the font color of text box and chart title as orange.

Our 2nd doughnut chart is also ready.

Doughnut Chart-3:

To creating the 3rd doughnut chart make a copy of first doughnut chart.

Make the copy of first doughnut chart
Make the copy of first doughnut chart
  • Double click on the big slice (Teal slice) so that it will be selected.
  • Go to the Format Data points window and fill the light blue color.
Solid fill in first slice
Solid fill in first slice

 

  • Go to the Border in Format Data Points window.
  • Select the Solid line.
  • Select the Light Blue color.
  • Keep the Width as 15pt.
  • Select Dash type as Round Dot (Second one).
Border Settings
Border Settings
  • Change the font color of text box and chart title as light blue.

Our third doughnut chart is also ready and will look like below image.

3rd doughnut chart
3rd doughnut chart

Doughnut Chart-4:

To create the 4th doughnut chart make a copy of 3rd doughnut chart.

Stylish Doughnut Charts in Excel
Stylish Doughnut Charts in Excel
  • Double click on the big slice (light blue slice) so that it will be selected.
  • Go to the Format Data points window and fill the Orange, Accent 2 color.
First slice setting
First slice setting
  • Go to the Border in Format Data Points window.
  • Select the Solid line.
  • Select the Orange, Accent 2 color.
  • Keep the Width as 15pt.
  • Select Cap type as Round.
Border Setting
Border Setting
  • Now select the Transparent slice and fill the Orange, Accent 2 color.
  • Make sure Transparency should be 75%.
Transparent Slice Setting
Transparent Slice Setting
  • Change the font color of text box and chart title as Orange, Accent 2 color.

Our 4th doughnut chart is also ready and will look like below image.

4th Doughnut Chart
4th Doughnut Chart

 

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