So, you need some eye-popping visuals to show off your top sales numbers for that meeting in 40 minutes but data, not design, is your forte. No problem. With Excel 2013—even if you’ve never used ...

One option for sharing reports with your team is to simply rattle off numbers. Think something like this: "We allocated 10% of operating budget to maintenance, 15% to hardware upgrades, 18% to ...

Follow the steps to make a Run Chart in Microsoft Excel: Run charts are used to monitor the performance of the process over time with a focus on process improvement; it displays the measurement of the ...

Microsoft Excel 2007 supports a variety of chart types to create a combination chart and help your viewers see the differences between two or more data series. For example, one data series in a line ...

In Microsoft Excel 2010, a chart sits over the worksheet and provides a visual expression of the underlying data. You can use a chart in conjunction with elements on the worksheet to get a better ...

Type your data or use existing data from your file. Highlight the range of cells containing your data. Then click the Insert tab and click the Insert Column or Bar Chart button. Click the Clustered ...

Ever found yourself staring at a cluttered Excel dashboard, wondering if there’s a better way to present your data? Speedometer charts might seem like a flashy solution, but are they really the most ...

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them. Microsoft Excel offers a plethora of tools for ...

Excel’s REPT function is a hidden gem that can transform your bar charts from ordinary to extraordinary. This function allows you to repeat text a specified number of times, allowing you to simulate ...

Is your chart boring? Try Excel’s people chart to liven things up. Susan Harkins shows you how. A people chart is an infographic, which leads me to a second definition. An infographic tells a story, ...

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