Once you've mastered some of the more straightforward Excel charts, try using some that offer more specific functions and data visualization.

You may think you already know all about them, but Excel keeps adding more, including some that can handle complex information. To experience the breadth of Excel’s data visualization offerings, let’s ...

Learn how to create a Pie Chart in Excel with percentages, without numbers, with words, multiple data or columns, etc. A pie chart helps understand data spread.

How to create a Line Chart in Excel To create a line chart in Excel, the procedure is as follows: Select the data across both the columns (from A3 to B12). Go to Insert > Line Chart.

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.

Excel won't display hidden data in a chart unless you flip the switch. Learn which option controls this behavior.

You can make a bar graph in Excel by first selecting the range you want to depict, and then using the dropdown menu to select the desired chart.

If you want to add labels to the bubbles in an Excel bubble chart, you have to do it after you create the chart. Mary Ann Richardson explains what you need to do to add a data label to each bubble.