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101 Excel 2013 Tips, Tricks and Timesavers
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Tip 93: Freezing a Chart
Normally, an Excel chart uses data stored in a range. Change the data, and the chart is updated automatically. Usually, that’s a good thing. But sometimes you want to “unlink” the chart from its data range to produce a static chart — a snapshot of a chart that never changes. For example, if you plot data generated by various what-if scenarios, you may want to save a chart that represents a baseline so that you can compare it with other scenarios. You can freeze a chart in two ways:
→ Convert the chart to a picture.
→ Convert the range references to arrays.
Converting a chart into a picture
To convert a chart to a static picture, follow these steps:
1. Create the chart as usual and format it the way you want.
2. Click the chart to activate it.
3. Choose Home⇒Clipboard⇒Copy⇒Copy As Picture.
The Copy Picture dialog box appears.
4. Accept the default settings...
Change the font size
Change margin width
Change background colour