How to create an Arc length chart in PowerPoint
This tip is about some tricks on how to create an Arc length chart:
![Arc length chart in PowerPoint 2016 Arc length chart in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/1.png)
![Arc length chart 2 in PowerPoint 2016 Arc length chart 2 in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/2.png)
To create a progress Arc length chart, do the following:
1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Chart button:
![Chart in PowerPoint 2016 Chart in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/chart.png)
2. In the Insert Chart dialog box, on the Pie tab, choose the Doughnut chart:
![Doughnut chart in PowerPoint 2016 Doughnut chart in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/doughnut.png)
3. In the Chart in Microsoft PowerPoint dialog box:
3.1. Enter as many streams of your doughnut chart as you want, and with volumes, you need:
![Doughnut chart data in PowerPoint 2016 Doughnut chart data in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/3.png)
3.2. Add the new column with formulas:
![Doughnut chart formula in PowerPoint 2016 Doughnut chart formula in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/4.png)
4. Under Chart Tools, on the Design tab, in the Data group, click on the Select Data button:
![Select data in PowerPoint 2016 Select data in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/select_data.png)
5. On the Select Data Source dialog box, click on the Switch Row/Column button:
![Select Data Source in PowerPoint 2016 Select Data Source in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/5.png)
PowerPoint changes your data like in the chart below:
![Doughnut chart with several levels in PowerPoint 2016 Doughnut chart with several levels in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/6.png)
6. Change the width of the pie chart layers:
6.1. Right-click on your chart data and choose Format Data Series... in the popup menu:
![Format Data Series in popup PowerPoint 2016 Format Data Series in popup PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/format_data_series.png)
6.2. In the Format Data Series pane, on the Series Options tab, choose the volumes of the following fields:
- Angle of first slice, for example:
- Doughnut or Point Explosion (it is visible only for the top layer), for example:
- Doughnut Hole Size, for example:
7. Hide unneeded data:
7.1. Right-click on any slice of the data, which you want to hide, and select Format Data Point... in the popup menu:
![Format Data Point in popup PowerPoint 2016 Format Data Point in popup PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/format_data_point.png)
7.2. In the Format Data Point pane, on the Fill & Line tab, in the Fill section, choose No fill:
![Format Data Point pane in PowerPoint 2016 Format Data Point pane in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/13.png)
7.3. Repeat the previous step for all data points you want to hide:
![Hidden data in PowerPoint 2016 Hidden data in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/460_2016/14.png)
Make any other adjustments to get the desired appearance.
See also this tip in French: Comment créer le diagramme circulaire de progrès dans PowerPoint.