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Print-quality means the resolution in the graphic is 300 dpi. You may have tried to copy your graph and paste it as a picture. But this only gets you a graphic with 96 dpi suitable for screen viewing but not gonna cut it for print. The image will look blurry.

How to do it in Excel: a shaded rangeAdd a new data series for the Maximum by right-clicking the chart and choosing Select Data:Reformat the the Max line by changing it to a 2D stacked area: right click the Max line, go to Choose Chart Type then select Line.More items...?

How to Add Selective Highlighting to Your Excel Chart BackgroundSelect a set of uniform width cells that match the number of intervals in your chart.Highlight the cells within the set that correspond with the region of the chart you want highlighted.Remove gridlines.Copy the set.Open MS Paint and paste what you copied.More items...?

How to copy a sharp picture from Excel without blurry effectSelect worksheet range, chart or whatever you want to copy.Go to the Home tab and choose Copy as a picture.Under Format option select Bitmap.Paste it where it's needed and enjoy sharp chart.

Copy the graph in Excel (CMD+C), open a new file in Preview (CMD+N), and save as a PNG image (changing the resolution to 300 DPI). This ensures consistent image size and the image quality in Preview can be set to 300 pixels/inch.

Highlight Data Points in Excel Line ChartGet the data in place.Select the entire data, go to Insert > Charts > Line with Markers.Go to Insert > Illustrations > Shapes > Rounded Rectangle.Insert 2 more Rounded Rectangles and place it over the chart.Select the rectangle for 2013, go to Name Box and enter 2013.More items...

Print-quality means the resolution in the graphic is 300 dpi. You may have tried to copy your graph and paste it as a picture. But this only gets you a graphic with 96 dpi suitable for screen viewing but not gonna cut it for print. The image will look blurry.

Smoothing Out Data SeriesIn your chart, right-click on the data series that you want to smooth. Excel displays a Context menu.Choose Format Data Series from the Context menu.Click Line Style at the left side of the dialog box.Select the Smoothed Line check box.Click on OK.

Change bar colorSelect a bar on the secondary axis.Press with right mouse button on on bar.Press with left mouse button on "Format Data Series..."Press with left mouse button on "Fill"Select "Solid Fill"Select a color.Press with left mouse button on Close.

To do achieve the shaded area under the line chart, we have to trick Excel by adding another data series. Select the Sales row and copy it to the row below so there are two identical data series. Then select the chart you made so the data table is highlighted. The date axis is highlighted in purple.