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  • 1.  Re arrange pie chart

    Posted 07/03/19 11:07 AM

    Hey everyone, is there any way to re-arrange the slices on a pie chart?  I have two small values that next to each other and they just look crammed.


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  • 2.  Re: Re arrange pie chart

    Posted 07/03/19 01:37 PM

    eric.jones@us.gt.com">Mac Jones, Just as an alternative to your question, I would just switch to a horizontal bar graph which will be easier on the visual. Pie graph is not recommended to show values that are quite close in range.


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  • 3.  Re: Re arrange pie chart
    Best Answer

    Posted 07/03/19 05:09 PM

    You could assign a sort order to each category in your pie chart, then sort on that instead of the value.  Of course, if next month, the values change enough that two different categories are small and close to each other, that might not end up being the best long-term solution.

     

    I'd probably go with a bar or column chart.  Pie charts aren't the most visually accurate ways to display data in general anyway.  Our eyes have a hard time distinguishing between, say 18% and 20% on a pie chart, whereas with a bar/column chart, you can visually see that one is bigger than the other.


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