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A Sparkline is a small chart that is aligned with rows of some tabular data and
usually shows trend information. In Excel 2013, sparklines are the height of the
worksheet cells whose data they represent and can be any of the following chart
types:
Line that represents the relative value of the selected worksheet data
Creating sparklines in Excel is very easy, just follow these simple steps:
In our example, we'll create sparklines to help visualize trends in sales over time
for a sales team.
1. Select the cells that will serve as the source data for the first sparkline.
In our example, we'll select the cell range B2:G2.
2. Select the Insert tab, then choose the desired Sparkline from the Sparklines
group. In our example, we'll choose Line.
3. The Create Sparklines dialog box will appear. Use the mouse to select the
cell where the sparkline will appear, then click OK. In our example, we'll select
cell H2, and the cell reference will appear in the Location Range: field.
5. Click, hold, and drag the fill handle to create sparklines in adjacent cells.
6. Sparklines will be created for the selected cells. In our example, the sparklines
show clear trends in sales over time for each salesperson in our worksheet.