Excel’s chart features can turn your spreadsheet data into compelling visual communications—if you know what to do. This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up trends, percentages, ...

Microsoft Excel gives you a boatload of options for changing the format of color charts. You can change the layout of a chart, then customize that layout to the format you prefer. For example, you can ...

A quick Excel routine clears visual noise, improves spacing, and locks in a reusable chart template.

Among its many features, Microsoft Excel enables you to incorporate charts, providing a way to add visual appeal to your business reports. Each of Excel's 12 chart types has different features that ...

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 ...

Microsoft Excel's default column charts are fine for a quick glance, but they often feel generic and don't tell the whole story. By making a few small tweaks and using hidden data series, I turn ...

Bar graphs are graphical representations of statistical data in the form of strips or bars. This allows viewers to understand the difference between the various parameters of the data at a glance ...

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 ...