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 ...

Excel’s REPT function is a hidden gem that can transform your bar charts from ordinary to extraordinary. This function allows you to repeat text a specified number of times, allowing you to simulate ...

Turn a simple Excel grid into a dynamic project tracker with automated dates, progress bars, and weekend highlighting.

Suppose you want to create a chart that reports the relationships within your company or organization. In that case, you can use the SmartArt graphic feature in Microsoft Excel to build an ...

If you want to create a pie chart in Excel, this step-by-step guide is for you. In this article, we would consider the Hierarchical Sunburst chart as a type of pie chart, though the procedure for ...

Waterfall charts are powerful visual tools that can help you understand the cumulative effect of sequentially introduced positive or negative values. They are particularly useful in financial analysis ...

Businesses and professionals commonly use Microsoft Excel to calculate earnings and financial results, but users can also create chart graphics that complement the data. Organizations report quarterly ...

Are you constantly changing your Excel chart’s data range as new information becomes available? Mary Ann Richardson shows how to set up the chart to automatically update as you add new rows of data to ...

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 ...