Grouping items
You can group or ungroup items on your chart. You can give groups a name and change group display options. You can also copy groups and paste them into a new chart or application.
About this task
You can use grouping with the following layouts:
- Grouped
- Circular
- Peacock
- Compact Peacock
- Organization
- Hierarchy
You cannot use grouping with the following layouts:
- Grouped by Time
- Minimize Crossed Links
- Proportional
- Ordered
- Theme Line
Note:
Analyst's Notebook tools do not use grouping.
Procedure
To add chart items to a group, edit group properties, clear the group, or select the
items in a group, select one of the following commands:
- Right-click a selection of chart items, and select Group from the Arrange tab on the ribbon menu.
- Click the Edit icon to open Group Properties. You can name your group, change display options, line color, and fill color.
- To clear the group, select the group, and then select Ungroup.
- To select all the items in the group, select the group, and then select Select Grouped Items.
- To delete a group, select the group, and then press Delete.