To make a dynamic chart that automatically skips empty values, you could usedynamic named rangescreated with formulas. When a new value is added, the chart automatically expands to include the value. If a value is deleted, the chart automatically removes the label. In the chart shown, data is plotted in one series. How to make this chart 1. Create a normal chart, based on the values shown in the table....

Explanation Dates in Excel are justserial numbers, formatted to display as dates. From this value, we subtract 1, so the date isnot incrementedin the first row. Next, we subtract the value in thenamed range"offset" (G5). The offset is simply a way to begin the list of dates earlier than the start date provided. If offset is zero or blank, the first date in the list will equal the start date....

Dynamic Excel refers to versions of Excel that offerDynamic Array Formulas, currentlyExcel 365and Excel 2021. We use the termLegacy Excelto refer to all other (non-dynamic) versions. In fall 2018, Microsoft announced new functionality in Excel called “dynamic array formulas”. This means all other versions of Excel, including 2016 and 2019, do not have dynamic arrays.

This worksheet contains daily sales numbers for a small online store. I’ll plot the data in a basic column chart. I’ll work through the solution step-by step. First, I’ll enable data labels. Now we can clearly see the sales values for each day. However, we only want to show the highest and lowest values. An easy way to handle this is to use the “value from cells” option for data labels....

The formula used to create this dynamic named range is based on the OFFSET function: Seedetailed explanation here. The primary advantage of a dynamic named range is that the reference responds to changes. If values are removed from the bottom of the list, the range contracts. If values are added to the bottom of the list, the range expands. The first way is to use a formula based on either the OFFSET or INDEX functions....

Dynamic named ranges automatically expand and contract when data is added or removed. They are an alternative to using anExcel Table, which also resizes as data is added or removed. TheINDEX functionreturns the value at a given position in a range or array. What makes INDEX especially useful for dynamic named ranges is that it actually returns a reference. This means you could use INDEX to construct amixed referencelike $A$1:A100....

you could see avideo demo of this approach here. The next two arguments are offsets for rows and columns and are supplied as zero. The last two arguments represent height and width. Height and width are generated on the fly by using COUNTA, which makes the resulting reference dynamic. For height, we use the COUNTA function to count non-empty values in the range B5:B100. This assumes no blank values in the data, and no values beyond B100....

Explanation In this example, we havedatesin B5:B16 andsalesin C5:C16. Both ranges arenamed ranges. We then use a formula in F8 tosumthe dynamic range, and a formula in F9 tocountthe dynamic range. In the current version of Excel, this problem can be easily solved with the XLOOKUP function. In older versions of Excel without XLOOKUP, it’s possible for you to use INDEX and MATCH. Both approaches are described below. The range operator (:) is used to construct ranges....

In other words, create a formula that can refer to an Excel table by name as a variable. This allows the same formula to be used in L5:L7. The trick is the INDIRECT function to evaluate the reference. Note: INDIRECT is a volatile functionand can cause performance issues in larger, more complex workbooks. INDIRECT is useful when you want to assemble a text value that can be used as a valid reference....

Once created, the summary table should automatically update to show new values and counts when data changes. The article below walks through several options, from simple to very advanced. The more advanced options show how to sort the table in descending order by count. Manual formula Note that it is possible to build a summary table with formulas manually. Pivot table Another good approach is to use aPivot Table. Also, the summary table can be easily sorted in a Pivot Table....

For this we use theUNIQUE function. This is what makes this solution fully dynamic. Video:What is an array? Calculate unique averages We now have what we need to calculate the averages. The formula in G5 is: The firstargumentin AVERAGEIFS isaverage_range. This is the range that contains numbers to average. In this example, this is the Rating column in the table: The other arguments arerange/criteriapairs. If rows are deleted from the table, spill ranges contract as needed....

Video:How to create an Excel table The table will now automatically expand or contract as needed. For this we use theUNIQUE function. The formula in F5 is: This is what makes this solution dynamic. To change the output from vertical to horizontal, we nest the UNIQUE formula in theTRANSPOSE function. Video:What is an array? Calculate unique counts We now have what we need to calculate the counts. The formula in G5 is:...

For this we use theUNIQUE function. This is what makes this solution fully dynamic. Video:What is an array? Generate the sums We now have what we need to calculate the sums. The formula in G5 is: The firstargumentin SUMIFS issum_range. This is the range that contains numbers to sum. In this example, this is the Qty column in the table: The other arguments arerange/criteriapairs. Likewise, if rows are deleted from the table, spill ranges are reduced by UNIQUE as needed....