Charts that contain more than one set of data should always display each set using a different color and include a chart legend in addition to axis names and labels.

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.

Users will appreciate a chart that updates right before their eyes. In Microsoft Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, it's as easy as creating a table. In earlier versions, you'll need the formula method.

Learn how to change, edit or rename a Data Series name in Microsoft Excel Graph or Chart without editing the original row or column name.

Excel 2016's many new features include six new chart types. Here we cover Histogram, Pareto, and Waterfall, which cover statistical, trend, and other relationships.