Excel Dynamic Charts - Easily Create Dynamic Charts using FILTER & SORT functions

If you need to create a chart in Excel based on changing criteria, it is easy to do with a dynamic chart using the FILTER function. You can even add the SORT function to get your chart sorted from highest to lowest or lowest to highest. We also show the UNIQUE function to create a data validation list that automatically updates.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Create a Table (CTRL+T)
1:39 Data to chart
2:10 FILTER function
4:15 Format numbers
4:30 Create chart
5:30 SORT function ascending
6:58 SORT function descending
7:45 Data Validation list by typing
9:20 UNIQUE function
9:45 SORT and UNIQUE function
10:08 Data validation list from dynamic range
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[@aal2002]

Wow! This was GREAT! Thank you!

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-ky8uo4pj7m]

You are a fantastic teacher! Thank you very much. Very useful and informative. Thank you Chris!

[@ClaudioCP]

Great overview about some key dynamic array functions. Very cool and useful examples. Thanks Chris!

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Very welcome!

[@Robert_512]

Good stuff Chris. The Dynamic Array formulas changed my life! No more Ctrl+Shift+Enter!

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

I agree. Thanks, Robert

[@pat5634]

Hi Chris, how can we link up. I have a question for you?

[@rudisteenhuis]

Hi Chris. TX for your great vids. An improvement you could make to the validation list is to place the following into the source box of the list validation: =$K$2# The above will always extract the whole list coming from the SORT(UNIQUE(...)) formula. If you place a hard-coded range in there, as you did when highlighting with your mouse, the list gets truncated if it grows longer. Keep up the great vids. Cheers 👍

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Great tip! Thank you.

[@user-it2tg4hg1w]

Thank you for this training material. Can you show how to add "All" option in filter?

[@hollyfrench7309]

Hi Chris, these dynamic functions are new to me but I just have to ask a logical question...isn't this creating the same thing as a pivot table and a pivot chart would do or is there something I'm missing in the use of these dynamic functions? Love your videos! You keep me learning!

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Hello, Holly! One difference with the dynamic function is the initial range can be sorted, and the chart stays the same since it is based on a dynamic function. With a Pivotable and PivotChart, you change one, and the other changes.

[@frankclaeys1145]

Hi Chris, why doesn't my chart change but my filter data does. I can see the data (made with filter function) but the graph deosn't?

[@jojothegigolo6259]

Can you make a trend from this function ?

[@DarylHawkins-zh3ww]

How do you the same thing but ignoring and not creating a column for no values?

[@markpodesta4605]

Thank you Chris. So no more named ranges needed to create dynamic charts?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

That is correct. Thanks, Mark.

[@NashvilleFanatic]

Help! This isn't working for me - the chart's range is staying static based on the dynamic formula spill range when I create the chart. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Thank you!!!

[@maangeljose]

Same issue here :(

[@daninega582]

Chris please can you help me to unlock password protected word document or any suggestions??? Thanks

[@mchllwoods]

U don't need to highlight the whole dynamic list in data validation. Just highlight the first cell then put # after it. It will highlight the whole list on it's own. Also, u don't need a 1 in sort function. It's in ascending order by default.

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Excellent points. Thanks, Michelle.

[@colinhuntley9729]

when u know so much, make better videos yourself...

[@mchllwoods]

@@colinhuntley9729 maybe I would if twitch didn't take up my gaming/crafting time.

[@daninega582]

Hello Chris, is there a new method to open password protected word to open ?????

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

No method that I know of to open a file that is password protected. I have seen third parties advertise they can, but I haven't tried any of them.