XL3SparkCompare

Creates a Comparison Chart that is rendered in an Excel cell, this formula was introduced in Version 10

Double-clicking the chart, or selecting the FluenceXL > Format In-Cell Chart... right-click menu item allow the editing of the chart format using the Comparison Chart Designer

Syntax

XL3SparkCompare( Value1, Output, InRows, ChartType, Value2, Width, ColorVal1, ColorVal2, ColorNegBar, ColorNegPop, [Minimum], [Maximum], [AxisType], [Units], [TickMarks], [TickMarkFormat], [Label])

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Value1	The data to chart. This can be a range or a formula
Output	The target range in which to render the chart(s)
InRows	Specifies whether the input data are in rows or columns: 0 Data are in rows 1 Data are in columns
ChartType	Choose from 4 different chart types: 0 1 2 3
Value2	The range of data to use for comparison.
Width	The width of the chart
ColorVal1	The colour for a positive value, or an empty parameter for default
ColorVal2	The color for an increase in value, or an empty parameter for default
ColorNegBar	The colour for a negative value, or an empty parameter for default
ColorNegPop	The colour for a decrease in value, or an empty parameter for default
Minimum	A value to use for the minimum horizontal axis value, or an empty parameter to use an automatic value
Maximum	A value to use for the maximum horizontal axis value, or an empty parameter to use an automatic value
AxisType	The type of axis to render in the formula cell: 0 No axis 1 Draws the axis at the top of the cell, with tickmarks below 2 Draws the axis at the bottom of the cell, with tickmarks above 3 Draws the axis at the top of the cell, with tickmarks and labels below 4 Draws the axis at the bottom of the cell, with tickmarks and labels above
Units	The frequency of the major, labelled tickmarks
TickMarks	The number of additional labelless tickmarks per major tickmark
TickMarkFormat	The format string for the axis tickmark labels
Label	Specifies the text to use in the formula cell, if no axis is used

See Also

• Formula Reference
• Comparison Chart Designer