In Excel 2003, if you select a cell in the pivot table and click the Chart Wizard button on the Standard toolbar, a default pivot chart on a chart sheet is created. In some cases you might prefer to step through the Chart Wizard so you can set the options as you create the pivot chart.

Create a Pivot Chart with the Chart Wizard

1. Select an empty cell away from the pivot table and any other data on the worksheet.
2. On the Standard toolbar, click the Chart Wizard button.
3. In Step 1 of the Chart Wizard, select a Chart type and Chart sub-type, then click Next.
4. In Step 2 of the Chart Wizard, click in the Data range box, then select any cell in the pivot table. The entire pivot table will be automatically selected, and its address will appear in the Data range box.
5. Continue through the Chart Wizard steps, selecting the options you want, then click Finish to create the pivot chart.

Note: After selecting a pivot table as the data range, you can’t return to Step 2 of the Chart Wizard. To use a different data range, create a new chart.

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For more information on pivot tables, see the Pivot Table Topics on my Contextures web site.