Waterfall charts wont display at 100% of chart area

Paul Teasdale 25 Reputation points
2026-07-15T16:25:48.2433333+00:00

Why won't any waterfall charts display at 100% of chart area? They only display at around 25% and are unreadable.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | MacOS

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Hendrix-C 19,985 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-07-15T17:11:56.04+00:00

Hi Paul,

For your concern, I have tested in my Mac using Excel version 16.111 build 26070613 and the result turns out to be likely related to chart layout engine in Excel for Mac. Among the recommended charts, only the basic charts like Column, Bar and Pie chart display fully and correctly within the chart area. The other charts like Waterfall, Funnel or Pareto do have the exact issue as you described that it only displays at 25% on the top left of chart area.

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