{"id":6799,"date":"2016-12-09T09:24:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T08:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chartisan.com\/?p=6799\/"},"modified":"2018-08-21T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:51:54","slug":"small-multiples-are-quick-and-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chartisan.com\/en\/small-multiples-are-quick-and-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Multiples Are Quick and Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of our previous posts discussed small multiples, i.e. a series of charts consisting of several small charts of the same type. It also describes conceptual considerations on typical application scenarios involving small multiples.<\/p>\n

This post introduces an alternative method which you can use to create small multiples for simpler application scenarios at the blink of an eye. This type of alternative is especially interesting if the speed of implementation is more important that a special, individual chart design.<\/p>\n

The idea: Excel sparklines are ‘opened up’ into a small multiple.<\/p>\n

Sparklines are very simple diagrams nested within a single cell. Generally speaking, several of these charts are bundled together in a group, for which certain properties are defined, e.g. column colour or axis length. Use the following steps to transform standard sparklines into small multiples in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n

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