It is hard to say if there is a trick or a workaround without knowing why you cannot graph them simply on a combination graph. Towards this end, a sample file with an example of what you have tried, along with a description of why it is wrong, would probably help us understand your requirements.I cannot graph all of these simply using the combo graph function. Is there a trick or workaround to show all of these?
I expect that, one way or another, this will end up being some kind of combination graph. The "trick" (if it is really a trick) or workaround is having the creativity to determine what to do after changing one series to the second chart type.
If you have not seen them, Jon Peltier has many tutorials on his website: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/ChartIndex.html A lot of these tutorials essentially involve creating a combination chart then tinkering with it (sometimes in rather creative ways) to get what you want.
Off the top of my head, I see echos of a "clustered and stacked" column chart (see tutorial on Jon's website) that might have some application in your request. Or maybe you are looking for something more like a panel chart (see tutorials on Jon's website). Something like those, combined with a line chart, might be the "trick" you are looking for.
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