Learn how to create a chart in Excel and add a trendline. Visualize your data with a column, bar, pie, line, or scatter chart (or graph) in Office.

Creating charts has never been a one-step process, but we’ve made it easier to complete all of the steps in Excel 2013. Get started with a chart that’s recommended for your data, and then finalize it in …

Select Insert > Chart > Pie and then pick the pie chart you want to add to your slide. In the spreadsheet that appears, replace the placeholder data with your own information.

Learn how to create a chart in Excel with recommended charts. Excel can analyze your data and make chart suggestions for you.

A waterfall chart shows a running total as values are added or subtracted. It's useful for understanding how an initial value (for example, net income) is affected by a series of positive and negative values. …

Set varying colors of data markers (bars, columns, lines, pie or doughnut slices, dots, and other shapes) automatically in an Office chart.

Learn best ways to select a range of data to create a chart, and how that data needs to be arranged for specific charts.

Create a Map chart in Excel to display geographic data by value or category. Map charts are compatible with Geography data types to customize your results.

Create a Pareto graph in Office 2016 to display data sorted into frequencies for further analysis. Pareto charts are especially effective in analyzing data with many causes and are often used in quality control.

To create a column chart: Enter data in a spreadsheet. Select the data. On the Insert tab, select Insert Column or Bar Chart and choose a column chart option. You can optionally format the chart further: …