The ability to create colorful and customized charts is one of the most useful features of Microsoft Excel. As a business owner, you can use Excel to create charts that show the growth of your profits ...

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 ...

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 ...

Column graphs offer a visual representation of data that allows easy comparison between multiple values. Typically, these columns are uniformly spaced, but there are times you will need to group ...

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 ...

Have you ever poured hours into crafting a Power BI report only to realize your charts are, well, uninspiring? You’re not alone. While Power BI column charts are a staple for visualizing data, their ...

Try this easy-to-implement Microsoft Excel chart to keep you and your team members on track. Whether working with a team or alone, you need to maintain a project’s schedule. One tool that can keep you ...

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, ...