Adding Spacing Between Groups of Bars in a Bar Chart

Question

I am using Word 2010. How can I add a subtitle to a grouping of bars (that each set of two bars has a descriptive title) as well as additional spacing between the groups of bars. In other words, if I have two sets of two bars in two separate "categories"
that in both categories the two sets of bars are labeled as "Trial 1" and "Trial 2", I want to add a "category" subtitle under each "Trial 1" and "Trial 2" bar grouping as well as additional spacing between
these two sets of two bars (that is greater than the spacing between the two sets of two bars for each category) to help make the distinction between the two categories of bars.

Answer 1

Hi CyberAmazon54.
Per my understanding that you have designed an Bar chart and have two category groups, you want to add space between each category group and also add subtitle for the category, right?
I have tested on my local environment and use some sample data to design the bar chart like below:
Details information below about how to design the bar chart for your reference:
1. I assumed you have three kind of values in Category group1(HotelName:A,B,C) and you need to add some blank values for Categroup2(RoomType) to make this group display between A,B,C as the blank bar like the add the space between, Modify the query like
below:
SELECT HotelName, RoomType, totaloccupancy1,1 as Bar_Sort
FROM TableName
where HotelName='A'
Union All
Select '1' as HotelName
, '' as RoomType
, 0 as totaloccupancy1
,2 as Bar_Sort
Union All
SELECT HotelName, RoomType, totaloccupancy1,3 as Bar_Sort
FROM TableName
where HotelName='B'
Union All
Select '2' as HotelName
, '' as RoomType
, 0 as totaloccupancy1
,4 as Bar_Sort
Union All
SELECT HotelName, RoomType, totaloccupancy1,5 as Bar_Sort
FROM TableName
where HotelName='C'
Note: the field " Bar_Sort " will be used to order the bar group.
2. Right click the category group1(HotelName) to select the Category group properties and add below expression in the label add your subtitle in each bar group:
=Switch(Fields!HotelName.Value="A","SubTitle1" & chr(10)& Fields!HotelName.Value,Fields!HotelName.Value="B", "SubTitle2" & chr(10)&Fields!HotelName.Value,Fields!HotelName.Value="C","SubTitle3"
& chr(10)& Fields!HotelName.Value,Fields!HotelName.Value="1" or Fields!HotelName.Value="2",Nothing)
3. Click the sorting to sort the bar group by the "Bar_Sort ":
If you still have any problem, please feel free to ask.
Regards,
Vicky Liu
Vicky Liu
TechNet Community Support