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.