One way to improve your spreadsheet is to present data in chart form, and Excel is a great program for doing just this. However, Excel's overwhelming number of menus often results in some of the most ...

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, ...

Q. My supervisor wants me to include more data visualizations in my projects. Do you have any suggestions? A. Data visualization transforms raw data into graphical representations, making complex ...

Microsoft Excel X may be a champ with numbers, but when it comes to displaying numerical information graphically, Excel’s standard chart formats don’t pack a lot of punch. But this doesn’t have to be ...

You will need to add the relevant data to the spreadsheet, of course, but after that, just add the pre-made bubble chart, make a few adjustments if you will, and that’s it. Select the data set on the ...

We’ve all been there, a crucial presentation is coming up, and your important data looks flat and uninspiring. How do you make your numbers stand out and tell a story in your next presentation? The ...

When you open Excel and start working with data, you might wonder how to visualize the distribution of your data points. This is where a Histogram Chart comes into play. A Histogram Chart is a type of ...

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 has always been my go-to for charts and graphs. It gets the job done, and for quick internal reports, Excel templates make complex tasks dead simple. There's nothing wrong with a basic bar chart ...