You can easily make a pie chart in Excel to make data easier to understand. The process only takes 5 steps.

Have you ever come across a Wall Street Journal chart and thought, “Wow, I wish I could create something that polished”? Whether you’re preparing for a big presentation, crafting a report, or simply ...

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Microsoft Excel is one of the most convenient and versatile programs small business owners can use for financial planning. Among the many charts and reports it can automatically generate from ...

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, ...

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 ...

Whether working with a team or alone, you need to maintain a project’s schedule. One tool that can keep you on track is a burndown chart created in Microsoft Excel. These are line charts that compare ...

Descriptive labels on an Excel chart enhance its readability and help you interpret the information the chart contains. Whether naming comes in the form of text, numbers or a combination, both the x ...

Once you’ve built a Pivot Table, turning it into a chart is almost too easy. Simply click anywhere inside the table, go to Insert > PivotChart, and select your preferred chart type. You’d even get a ...

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