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Stacked cylinder chart

I need the attached data put into a stacked cylinder chart.  I need one cylinder for principal and another cylinder for 'earnings reserve' for 3/31/10; duplicated cylinder presentation for the same as of 3/31/11.

Thanks! Stacked-Cylinder-Data.xlsx
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Can you elaborate how exactly you want the charts?
one for each year showing a column for principal and another column for earnings reserve?
one for principal showing a column for both years, and one for earnings showing a column for each year?
something different?

I threw together the following, but I don't think it's what you're looking for:
 Stacked-Cylinder-Data.xlsx
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m4trix:
I was hoping to have the two cylinders (principal & earnings reserve) side-by-side on one chart for 3/31/10; and then in another chart have the two cylinders for 3/31/11.
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AMHTA, can you see why cylinders are not a good choice? At which number does the high light red cylinder end? Even worse with the short cylinder. It does not even touch the grid lines. It's impossible to even estimate the approximate value with a cylinder chart.

Compare the same charts as stacked columns. Here you can see how the cylinder height relates to the Y axis values.

See attached.

cheers, teylyn
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teylyn, I had the same thoughts. It was tough to figure out what the value was for each column. I tried putting the values on them, but that didn't work out at all
Thanks, I agree stacked columns is preferable.  I split the points though with m4trix.
>> I agree stacked columns is preferable

This comment is worth more than any points. Thanks for the grade.