Plotarea Aspect Ratio
There is no easy way to size the plot area of a chart to have the same height/width ratio. Even once you managed to get the ratio set resizing the chart will undo your hard work.This trick will force the plot area to have the same height/width ratio and maintain that ratio when resizing the chart.
The charts on the right show the resulting aspect ratios after widening the chart areas.
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The trick is you add an additional series and plot it as a pie chart. The chart will then automatically make the plotarea aspects equal and maintain the ratio when resizing the chart
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The workbook contains detailed instructions on how to set up the chart
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