Automatically Selecting Series Scatterplot in Excel 365: A Step-by-Step Guide

Automatically Selecting Series for Scatter Plot in Excel 365: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this article, we will discuss how to automatically select series for scatter plot in Excel 365. This guide will cover key concepts and provide detailed instructions on how to create a scatter plot with automatically selected series. We will also include code blocks formatted according to programming language conventions.

Creating a Scatter Plot

To create a scatter plot in Excel 365, follow these steps:

1. Open a new or existing Excel workbook.
2. Enter your data into the worksheet.
3. Select the data you want to include in the scatter plot.
4. Go to the "Insert" tab in the ribbon.
5. Click on the "Scatter" button in the "Charts" group.
6. Select the type of scatter plot you want to create.

Your scatter plot will now be created with the selected data.

Automatically Selecting Series

To automatically select series for your scatter plot, follow these steps:

1. Select the scatter plot you have created.
2. Go to the "Design" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on the "Select Data" button in the "Data" group.
4. In the "Select Data Source" dialog box, click on the "Add" button.
5. In the "Edit Series" dialog box, enter the range of cells that contain the series data you want to add.
6. Click "OK" to add the series to the scatter plot.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 for each series you want to add to the scatter plot.

Sub AddSeriesToScatterPlot()

' Declare variables
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rngData As Range
Dim rngSeries As Range
Dim chtScatter As Chart

' Set variables
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1")
Set rngData = ws.Range("A1:B10")
Set rngSeries = ws.Range("C1:C10")
Set chtScatter = ws.ChartObjects(1).Chart

' Add series to scatter plot
chtScatter.SeriesCollection.NewSeries
chtScatter.SeriesCollection(1).Values = rngData
chtScatter.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = rngSeries

End Sub

In this article, we have discussed how to automatically select series for scatter plot in Excel 365. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can create a scatter plot with automatically selected series. We have also included a code block that demonstrates how to add series to a scatter plot using VBA.

References

• Create a scatter chart
• Scatter chart
• Add series to chart using VBA