This template is conditionally formatted to automatically identify category values below specified budget / target / threshold and highlight the X-axis category labels in different color to draw attention to under-performing categories.
Chart Type
Column Chart (Vertical Bar Chart)
Chart Function
Comparison
How to use and edit this chart template
To edit this chart template, execute following steps.
- Right click on the chart to open chart menu. Click Edit Data. This will open the linked Excel sheet (see video below).
- Enter target / budget / threshold value in row 2.
- Enter categories in column A (plotted on X-axis) and corresponding series data in column B (plotted on Y-axis).
- You can add your data manually or copy data from Excel or any other data source.
- Close the Excel sheet.
- Restyle and customize to change text, fonts, colors etc. to match your brand guidelines, corporate identity / corporate design and preferences.
- This dynamic column chart (also known as vertical bar graph) template for PowerPoint is conditionally formatted to automatically change the font colors of categories / X-axis labels, when the values representing the columns fall below specified budget/ forecast / target.
- Modify the template for your own use case, industry or job function. Easily change, add or delete categories and corresponding data series, if you have more/less data than provided in this ready-to-use template.
- File format: PPTX. Compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and above.
Watch the following video for;
- Dynamic functioning X-axis label font colors based on values above and below budget / target / threshold.
- How to edit chart data.
- How to change chart colors easily.
- How to change currency.
Use case example: Actual sales against target
The dynamic column chart in above example compares number of units sold in each month from January to December. The budget/target/threshold is set to 2750 units. X-axis category labels for months where the number of units sold are less than 2750 are highlighted in red font.
If we plot the same data in a normal chart, it would be quite difficult and time consuming to separate good months from the under-performing ones. But using this conditionally formatted chart template, you can instantly make out that January, April, June and November are under-performing months.
The dynamic font color distinction based on data values helps in highlighting and differentiating the under performers from the rest, at a glance. It instantly draws audiences’ attention without a need to compare the heights of columns. This helps in decreasing the cognitive load and process the data faster.
You can use this dynamic chart for monthly report and dashboard.
