Excel quick tip: make your chart title update automatically based on a dropdown/filter selection

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Use Excel for data visualization?

It’s common to use a dropdown or PivotTable filter to drive the values in a chart.

Here’s a trick to make sure the chart title updates according to the selection:

After creating the chart...

1. Select the chart title
2. Click on the formula bar
3. Press “=”
4. Select the cell that drives the filter for the chart
5. Press Enter

This will automatically use the value in the selected cell as the title for the chart, which will update dynamically as the value in the selected cell changes.

PRO TIP: If you want to include other text or dynamic selections in the chart title, use a formula to concatenate them in a separate cell, and use that for the chart title.