Show the Year in an Excel Chart

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Open the Exce
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Highlight the aarea to be chaarted in the Excel file 
Click the Insertt tab on the EExcel Ribbon
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Choose 3D Collumn chart tyype from the C
Column downn arrow 
e of the bars o
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Right‐click one
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Choose Format Data Series 
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Click the command for Picture or Texture Fill 
Select File in the Import from area of the window 
Locate and open the folder which holds the years (2010, 2011, etc.) 
Select the year you wish to use 
Click Insert in the lower right of the window 
Select the Stack command 
Click the Close command in the lower right 
Repeat the commands for each color bar 2 Show the Year as a Background in an Excel Chart | TeacherPam.com