How do I format chart legend colour so they stay consistent?

eddy_b

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Hi there
I need to plot some charts and to make sense of the charts I will rank them by different criteria.
The charts will have the same teams on each so I want to keep the colours the same (Spurs are always white, Chelsea always blue etc).
But in excel it assigns the legend colours in the rank order teams appear (the first series is blue, the second red etc).
Here is the data I’m working with:
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Is there anyway to edit the legend colour formatting so Chelsea are always represent in blue, Arsenal in red etc.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers
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Eddy
 

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Thanks Glenn.

How would you recommend formatting my example to manipulate it like that?

I was wondering if there is a way of doing it through changing the setting rather than altering how the data is displayed.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

Eddy
 
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No, there's no setting for it. You'll have to do some data reorganisation. I may have some time tomorrow to look at your specific requirements ... but no promises.
 
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Thanks for confirming Glenn. Very kind of you to offer but don't worry if you're busy.

Cheers

Eddy
 
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I would use 2 sets of data. 1 for display (ie. your official league table - I presume you want this) and 1 for the chart.

You can hard code the team names in the chart data and use vlookups on the league table to bring back all your stats. That way they always keep the same colour that you've set.

The chart data can be hidden somewhere as you don't need it for anything else. And although it seems like a job, once it's done, it's done.
 
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