Transform messy Excel tables into readable dashboards with charts, pivots, slicers, and lightweight visual techniques.

Create a report using charts: Select Insert > Recommended Charts, then choose the one you want to add to the report sheet. Create a report with pivot tables: Select Insert > PivotTable. Select the ...

Microsoft Excel 2013 charts are dynamic in that they automatically update when the current data changes. However, if you add a series of data points to a spreadsheet, Excel doesn't know to include ...

Microsoft Excel is great for numbers, certainly, it does this job really well. But, if you want to present your data in an attractive manner that allows you to visualize and analyze it easily, then ...

When you decide to build interactive dashboards in Excel, you are stepping into a world where data tells a story. These dashboards are powerful tools for summarizing, analyzing, and presenting data in ...

Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel’s Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think. 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 ...

Microsoft Excel's quick-format chart and graph features offer a way to instantly convert your data-filled cells into a visual representation such as a pie chart or bar graph. But sometimes the charts ...

It's time to dump the pie charts and move to donuts or even waterfalls to show off your data in ways people can better grasp. Have you noticed that people groan when you pop open a spreadsheet to ...

Hidden inside Excel is a tool that forecasts future patterns from your data in just a few clicks.