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8 steps to make a professional looking bar chart in Excel or PowerPoint
A bar chart is used to rank values from largest to smallest, usually in a single series of data. Creating a bar chart in Excel or PowerPoint is simple, but making it look professional requires you to change some of the defaults in the chart. Here...
7 steps to make a professional looking line graph in Excel or PowerPoint
A line graph is used to show a trend, usually over time. There can be a single data series to show one trend or multiple data series to show trends that can be compared to each other. It is simple to create a line graph in Excel or PowerPoint but...
7 Steps to make a professional looking column graph in Excel or PowerPoint
A column graph or chart is used to compare values to each other. It typically compares values in only a single data series. It is simple to create in Excel or PowerPoint, but making it look professional takes attention to the details of the...
Online Excel support
I don't offer technical support so if you have a question about Excel charting or Excel in general, here are the online forums you can use to seek an answer or ask a question.Microsoft TechCommunityMrExcel forumsExcelGuru.com forumsMicrosoft...
How to choose the right chart in Excel
How do you choose the right chart to report results or analysis? Don’t select a chart or graph just because it looks cool or pretty. In this video I share the two big issues with putting spreadsheets on slides, the three reasons business professionals put...