Add radial lines to radar chart

Question

I'm using Office 2013 Excel and making a radar chart. By default the concentric rings are visible, but I want spokes or radial lines from the center to each category on the outside. I can't find out how to do this.

Answer 1

It seems to be a bug in Excel 2013 (and 2016).

A workaround is:

• Create a radar chart.
• Change the chart type to one of the other two radar charts, for e.g. radar with markers.
• Change the chart type back to the original radar chart and format the Y axis to have lines.

Answer 2

Right click the rectangular edge of the overall chart. Click "Chart Area" drop down. Select "radar (value) axes" and click the pen icon to select a colour.

Answer 3

In Excel for Mac version 16, 1. Create your radar chart. 2. Change chart type to any other chat type. 3. With your new chat selected. Go to Insert==>Chart==>Radar (the chart now allows you to format Y axis).

Answer 4

How about the code below?

ActiveChart.Axes(xlCategory).hasMajorGridlines=true

1. Select the target chart on excel.

2. Press Alt+F11 on excel, then VBE opens.

3. Press Ctrl+G on VBE, then immediate window opens.

4. Paste the above code.

5. Place the cursor on the line of the code and press the enter key.

I made the file with PHPExcel and edit it with excel 2010.

p.s. I confirmed with Excel 2016 without PHPExcel, too.

Answer 5

These are the steps that I follow to add radial lines:

• Create radar chart;
• Click on the radar chart to show the Chart Design tab on toolbar;
• Click on Change Chart Type and select Radar, then "Radar with Markers" or "Filled Radar";
• Click on Add Chart Elements (on the toolbar), then click on Axes, More Axes Options...;
• Click on Fill & Line icon (under the button "Axis Options"), find Line section and click on Solid line.