How to hide zero values in Excel grouped bar chart?












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Assume the following data:



X       | A | B | C | D | E | F
Group 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
Group 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2


Basically I measured 6 elements A to F, so I have 6 values. They belong to 3 different types, so I created 3 groups.



I would like to use a grouped bar chart so that I have only 6 bars, grouped by the groups. So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F, where A and D belong together, C and E, and so on:



exmple image
I managed to do this partially with a bar chart, but Excel shows A to F for all groups (the zero-valued elements are shown too). Hence, I now see 18 bars with 12 (zero) gaps: A B C D E F A B C ... F. Also, with my approach there is no gap between the groups.



How can I achieve a grouped chart that only shows the non-zero values? I would not mind using another strategy, if there is. Or even a VB script.



So far I found that Pivot charts come closest to what I tried. But I did not manage to get a spacing between the groups yet.










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    Can you post a screenshot of what you're getting, and maybe mock up an image of what you want (or draw it in crayon on a napkin and snap a picture with your cellphone)? The title and body of the question seem to describe different things, so it isn't clear exactly what the problem is.

    – fixer1234
    Dec 30 '18 at 1:19











  • The most easiest should File,, Option,,, Advanced,, find Display Option For Worksheet,, then un-check Show a zero in cell that has Zero value and after make the Graph,, since Graph reads data from the source.

    – Rajesh S
    Dec 30 '18 at 7:18











  • @fixer1234 I made a sketch of the desired output and added some comments.

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00











  • @RajeshS unfortunately, this does not work. It does only hide the values from the cells but not from the charts?

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00
















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Assume the following data:



X       | A | B | C | D | E | F
Group 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
Group 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2


Basically I measured 6 elements A to F, so I have 6 values. They belong to 3 different types, so I created 3 groups.



I would like to use a grouped bar chart so that I have only 6 bars, grouped by the groups. So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F, where A and D belong together, C and E, and so on:



exmple image
I managed to do this partially with a bar chart, but Excel shows A to F for all groups (the zero-valued elements are shown too). Hence, I now see 18 bars with 12 (zero) gaps: A B C D E F A B C ... F. Also, with my approach there is no gap between the groups.



How can I achieve a grouped chart that only shows the non-zero values? I would not mind using another strategy, if there is. Or even a VB script.



So far I found that Pivot charts come closest to what I tried. But I did not manage to get a spacing between the groups yet.










share|improve this question




















  • 1





    Can you post a screenshot of what you're getting, and maybe mock up an image of what you want (or draw it in crayon on a napkin and snap a picture with your cellphone)? The title and body of the question seem to describe different things, so it isn't clear exactly what the problem is.

    – fixer1234
    Dec 30 '18 at 1:19











  • The most easiest should File,, Option,,, Advanced,, find Display Option For Worksheet,, then un-check Show a zero in cell that has Zero value and after make the Graph,, since Graph reads data from the source.

    – Rajesh S
    Dec 30 '18 at 7:18











  • @fixer1234 I made a sketch of the desired output and added some comments.

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00











  • @RajeshS unfortunately, this does not work. It does only hide the values from the cells but not from the charts?

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00














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Assume the following data:



X       | A | B | C | D | E | F
Group 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
Group 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2


Basically I measured 6 elements A to F, so I have 6 values. They belong to 3 different types, so I created 3 groups.



I would like to use a grouped bar chart so that I have only 6 bars, grouped by the groups. So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F, where A and D belong together, C and E, and so on:



exmple image
I managed to do this partially with a bar chart, but Excel shows A to F for all groups (the zero-valued elements are shown too). Hence, I now see 18 bars with 12 (zero) gaps: A B C D E F A B C ... F. Also, with my approach there is no gap between the groups.



How can I achieve a grouped chart that only shows the non-zero values? I would not mind using another strategy, if there is. Or even a VB script.



So far I found that Pivot charts come closest to what I tried. But I did not manage to get a spacing between the groups yet.










share|improve this question
















Assume the following data:



X       | A | B | C | D | E | F
Group 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
Group 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2


Basically I measured 6 elements A to F, so I have 6 values. They belong to 3 different types, so I created 3 groups.



I would like to use a grouped bar chart so that I have only 6 bars, grouped by the groups. So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F, where A and D belong together, C and E, and so on:



exmple image
I managed to do this partially with a bar chart, but Excel shows A to F for all groups (the zero-valued elements are shown too). Hence, I now see 18 bars with 12 (zero) gaps: A B C D E F A B C ... F. Also, with my approach there is no gap between the groups.



How can I achieve a grouped chart that only shows the non-zero values? I would not mind using another strategy, if there is. Or even a VB script.



So far I found that Pivot charts come closest to what I tried. But I did not manage to get a spacing between the groups yet.







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  • 1





    Can you post a screenshot of what you're getting, and maybe mock up an image of what you want (or draw it in crayon on a napkin and snap a picture with your cellphone)? The title and body of the question seem to describe different things, so it isn't clear exactly what the problem is.

    – fixer1234
    Dec 30 '18 at 1:19











  • The most easiest should File,, Option,,, Advanced,, find Display Option For Worksheet,, then un-check Show a zero in cell that has Zero value and after make the Graph,, since Graph reads data from the source.

    – Rajesh S
    Dec 30 '18 at 7:18











  • @fixer1234 I made a sketch of the desired output and added some comments.

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00











  • @RajeshS unfortunately, this does not work. It does only hide the values from the cells but not from the charts?

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00














  • 1





    Can you post a screenshot of what you're getting, and maybe mock up an image of what you want (or draw it in crayon on a napkin and snap a picture with your cellphone)? The title and body of the question seem to describe different things, so it isn't clear exactly what the problem is.

    – fixer1234
    Dec 30 '18 at 1:19











  • The most easiest should File,, Option,,, Advanced,, find Display Option For Worksheet,, then un-check Show a zero in cell that has Zero value and after make the Graph,, since Graph reads data from the source.

    – Rajesh S
    Dec 30 '18 at 7:18











  • @fixer1234 I made a sketch of the desired output and added some comments.

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00











  • @RajeshS unfortunately, this does not work. It does only hide the values from the cells but not from the charts?

    – andreas
    Jan 2 at 15:00








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1





Can you post a screenshot of what you're getting, and maybe mock up an image of what you want (or draw it in crayon on a napkin and snap a picture with your cellphone)? The title and body of the question seem to describe different things, so it isn't clear exactly what the problem is.

– fixer1234
Dec 30 '18 at 1:19





Can you post a screenshot of what you're getting, and maybe mock up an image of what you want (or draw it in crayon on a napkin and snap a picture with your cellphone)? The title and body of the question seem to describe different things, so it isn't clear exactly what the problem is.

– fixer1234
Dec 30 '18 at 1:19













The most easiest should File,, Option,,, Advanced,, find Display Option For Worksheet,, then un-check Show a zero in cell that has Zero value and after make the Graph,, since Graph reads data from the source.

– Rajesh S
Dec 30 '18 at 7:18





The most easiest should File,, Option,,, Advanced,, find Display Option For Worksheet,, then un-check Show a zero in cell that has Zero value and after make the Graph,, since Graph reads data from the source.

– Rajesh S
Dec 30 '18 at 7:18













@fixer1234 I made a sketch of the desired output and added some comments.

– andreas
Jan 2 at 15:00





@fixer1234 I made a sketch of the desired output and added some comments.

– andreas
Jan 2 at 15:00













@RajeshS unfortunately, this does not work. It does only hide the values from the cells but not from the charts?

– andreas
Jan 2 at 15:00





@RajeshS unfortunately, this does not work. It does only hide the values from the cells but not from the charts?

– andreas
Jan 2 at 15:00










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So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F




Generate the 'sorted' table 1st.. then only draw the bar chart.



TLDR : draw bar chart from this (generated) table



        | F | B | E | C | D | A
Group 1 | | | | | 2 | 1
Group 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
Group 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |


Step-by-step




  1. clean the table. make all '0' become "".

  2. get the column number for non '0' entry.

  3. rank the number in step 2, divide by 10, then add the row number as integer.

  4. rank generated step 3 numbers to get 1,2,3,4..

  5. generate new table (part 1 of 2) from sorted "step 4" numbers

  6. generate new table (part 2 of 2) using index match from "step 5" numbers

  7. draw the bar graph from the new table.




assuming B1 is the "X" and H4 is the final data from OP's table, these are the detail step :



type in :



A6  ---->  cleaned
A11 ----> column
A15 ----> rank1
A19 ----> rank2
A24 ----> generate new table
A28 ----> generate final table


Step 1 work :



C6  ---->  =C1


and drag until H6, then



C7  ---->  =IF(C2=0,"",C2)  


and drag until H9. Then for Step 2 :



C11  ---->  =IF(C7="","",COLUMN(C7))


and drag until H13. Then for Step 3 :



C15  ---->  =IFERROR(ROW(C11)+RANK(C11,$C11:$H11,1)/10,"")  


and drag until H17. For Step 4 :



C19  ---->  =IFERROR(RANK(C15,$C$15:$H$17,0),"")    


and drag until H21, then for Step 5 :



C23  ---->  =B23+1


and drag until H23, then



C25  ---->  =IFERROR(MATCH(C$23,$C19:$H19,0),"")


and drag until H27, then finally :



B30  ---->  =B7


and drag until F32, then



C29  ---->  =INDEX($C6:$H6,1,MAX(C$25:C$27))


and drag until H29, then



C30  ---->  =IFERROR(INDEX($C7:$H7,1,C25),"")   


and drag until H32.



Use B29:H32 table to generate your bar graph.
Hope it helps. ( :






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    So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F




    Generate the 'sorted' table 1st.. then only draw the bar chart.



    TLDR : draw bar chart from this (generated) table



            | F | B | E | C | D | A
    Group 1 | | | | | 2 | 1
    Group 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
    Group 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |


    Step-by-step




    1. clean the table. make all '0' become "".

    2. get the column number for non '0' entry.

    3. rank the number in step 2, divide by 10, then add the row number as integer.

    4. rank generated step 3 numbers to get 1,2,3,4..

    5. generate new table (part 1 of 2) from sorted "step 4" numbers

    6. generate new table (part 2 of 2) using index match from "step 5" numbers

    7. draw the bar graph from the new table.




    assuming B1 is the "X" and H4 is the final data from OP's table, these are the detail step :



    type in :



    A6  ---->  cleaned
    A11 ----> column
    A15 ----> rank1
    A19 ----> rank2
    A24 ----> generate new table
    A28 ----> generate final table


    Step 1 work :



    C6  ---->  =C1


    and drag until H6, then



    C7  ---->  =IF(C2=0,"",C2)  


    and drag until H9. Then for Step 2 :



    C11  ---->  =IF(C7="","",COLUMN(C7))


    and drag until H13. Then for Step 3 :



    C15  ---->  =IFERROR(ROW(C11)+RANK(C11,$C11:$H11,1)/10,"")  


    and drag until H17. For Step 4 :



    C19  ---->  =IFERROR(RANK(C15,$C$15:$H$17,0),"")    


    and drag until H21, then for Step 5 :



    C23  ---->  =B23+1


    and drag until H23, then



    C25  ---->  =IFERROR(MATCH(C$23,$C19:$H19,0),"")


    and drag until H27, then finally :



    B30  ---->  =B7


    and drag until F32, then



    C29  ---->  =INDEX($C6:$H6,1,MAX(C$25:C$27))


    and drag until H29, then



    C30  ---->  =IFERROR(INDEX($C7:$H7,1,C25),"")   


    and drag until H32.



    Use B29:H32 table to generate your bar graph.
    Hope it helps. ( :






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      So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F




      Generate the 'sorted' table 1st.. then only draw the bar chart.



      TLDR : draw bar chart from this (generated) table



              | F | B | E | C | D | A
      Group 1 | | | | | 2 | 1
      Group 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
      Group 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |


      Step-by-step




      1. clean the table. make all '0' become "".

      2. get the column number for non '0' entry.

      3. rank the number in step 2, divide by 10, then add the row number as integer.

      4. rank generated step 3 numbers to get 1,2,3,4..

      5. generate new table (part 1 of 2) from sorted "step 4" numbers

      6. generate new table (part 2 of 2) using index match from "step 5" numbers

      7. draw the bar graph from the new table.




      assuming B1 is the "X" and H4 is the final data from OP's table, these are the detail step :



      type in :



      A6  ---->  cleaned
      A11 ----> column
      A15 ----> rank1
      A19 ----> rank2
      A24 ----> generate new table
      A28 ----> generate final table


      Step 1 work :



      C6  ---->  =C1


      and drag until H6, then



      C7  ---->  =IF(C2=0,"",C2)  


      and drag until H9. Then for Step 2 :



      C11  ---->  =IF(C7="","",COLUMN(C7))


      and drag until H13. Then for Step 3 :



      C15  ---->  =IFERROR(ROW(C11)+RANK(C11,$C11:$H11,1)/10,"")  


      and drag until H17. For Step 4 :



      C19  ---->  =IFERROR(RANK(C15,$C$15:$H$17,0),"")    


      and drag until H21, then for Step 5 :



      C23  ---->  =B23+1


      and drag until H23, then



      C25  ---->  =IFERROR(MATCH(C$23,$C19:$H19,0),"")


      and drag until H27, then finally :



      B30  ---->  =B7


      and drag until F32, then



      C29  ---->  =INDEX($C6:$H6,1,MAX(C$25:C$27))


      and drag until H29, then



      C30  ---->  =IFERROR(INDEX($C7:$H7,1,C25),"")   


      and drag until H32.



      Use B29:H32 table to generate your bar graph.
      Hope it helps. ( :






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        So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F




        Generate the 'sorted' table 1st.. then only draw the bar chart.



        TLDR : draw bar chart from this (generated) table



                | F | B | E | C | D | A
        Group 1 | | | | | 2 | 1
        Group 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
        Group 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |


        Step-by-step




        1. clean the table. make all '0' become "".

        2. get the column number for non '0' entry.

        3. rank the number in step 2, divide by 10, then add the row number as integer.

        4. rank generated step 3 numbers to get 1,2,3,4..

        5. generate new table (part 1 of 2) from sorted "step 4" numbers

        6. generate new table (part 2 of 2) using index match from "step 5" numbers

        7. draw the bar graph from the new table.




        assuming B1 is the "X" and H4 is the final data from OP's table, these are the detail step :



        type in :



        A6  ---->  cleaned
        A11 ----> column
        A15 ----> rank1
        A19 ----> rank2
        A24 ----> generate new table
        A28 ----> generate final table


        Step 1 work :



        C6  ---->  =C1


        and drag until H6, then



        C7  ---->  =IF(C2=0,"",C2)  


        and drag until H9. Then for Step 2 :



        C11  ---->  =IF(C7="","",COLUMN(C7))


        and drag until H13. Then for Step 3 :



        C15  ---->  =IFERROR(ROW(C11)+RANK(C11,$C11:$H11,1)/10,"")  


        and drag until H17. For Step 4 :



        C19  ---->  =IFERROR(RANK(C15,$C$15:$H$17,0),"")    


        and drag until H21, then for Step 5 :



        C23  ---->  =B23+1


        and drag until H23, then



        C25  ---->  =IFERROR(MATCH(C$23,$C19:$H19,0),"")


        and drag until H27, then finally :



        B30  ---->  =B7


        and drag until F32, then



        C29  ---->  =INDEX($C6:$H6,1,MAX(C$25:C$27))


        and drag until H29, then



        C30  ---->  =IFERROR(INDEX($C7:$H7,1,C25),"")   


        and drag until H32.



        Use B29:H32 table to generate your bar graph.
        Hope it helps. ( :






        share|improve this answer
















        So in theory, one would see the data in following order: A D C E B F




        Generate the 'sorted' table 1st.. then only draw the bar chart.



        TLDR : draw bar chart from this (generated) table



                | F | B | E | C | D | A
        Group 1 | | | | | 2 | 1
        Group 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
        Group 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |


        Step-by-step




        1. clean the table. make all '0' become "".

        2. get the column number for non '0' entry.

        3. rank the number in step 2, divide by 10, then add the row number as integer.

        4. rank generated step 3 numbers to get 1,2,3,4..

        5. generate new table (part 1 of 2) from sorted "step 4" numbers

        6. generate new table (part 2 of 2) using index match from "step 5" numbers

        7. draw the bar graph from the new table.




        assuming B1 is the "X" and H4 is the final data from OP's table, these are the detail step :



        type in :



        A6  ---->  cleaned
        A11 ----> column
        A15 ----> rank1
        A19 ----> rank2
        A24 ----> generate new table
        A28 ----> generate final table


        Step 1 work :



        C6  ---->  =C1


        and drag until H6, then



        C7  ---->  =IF(C2=0,"",C2)  


        and drag until H9. Then for Step 2 :



        C11  ---->  =IF(C7="","",COLUMN(C7))


        and drag until H13. Then for Step 3 :



        C15  ---->  =IFERROR(ROW(C11)+RANK(C11,$C11:$H11,1)/10,"")  


        and drag until H17. For Step 4 :



        C19  ---->  =IFERROR(RANK(C15,$C$15:$H$17,0),"")    


        and drag until H21, then for Step 5 :



        C23  ---->  =B23+1


        and drag until H23, then



        C25  ---->  =IFERROR(MATCH(C$23,$C19:$H19,0),"")


        and drag until H27, then finally :



        B30  ---->  =B7


        and drag until F32, then



        C29  ---->  =INDEX($C6:$H6,1,MAX(C$25:C$27))


        and drag until H29, then



        C30  ---->  =IFERROR(INDEX($C7:$H7,1,C25),"")   


        and drag until H32.



        Use B29:H32 table to generate your bar graph.
        Hope it helps. ( :







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