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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.
Create a chart with recommended charts. This article describes the different types of charts in Excel and other Office programs. Read a description of the available chart types in Office.
Select data for a chart. To create a chart, you need to select at least one cell in a range of data (a set of cells). Do one of the following: If your chart data is in a continuous range of cells, select any cell in that range.
Charts provide a visual representation of your data, making it easier to analyze. For example, I want to create a chart for Sales, to see if there is a pattern. I select the cells that I want to use for the chart, click the Quick Analysis button, and click the CHARTS tab. Excel displays recommended charts based on the data in the cells selected.
Learn how to create a chart in Excel with recommended charts. Excel can analyze your data and make chart suggestions for you.
By default, Excel determines the minimum and maximum scale values of the vertical (value) axis, also known as the y axis, when you create a chart. However, you can customize the scale to better meet your needs.
Add or remove a secondary axis in a chart in Excel. When the numbers in a chart vary widely from data series to data series, or when you have mixed types of data (price and volume), plot one or more data series on a secondary vertical (value) axis.
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 another few steps so your chart looks professional and has all the details you want to show.
Learn how to add a trendline in Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to display visual data trends. Format a trend or moving average line to a chart.
Create a chart from start to finish. Training: In this video, see how to create pie, bar, and line charts, depending on what type of data you start with.
Column charts are useful for showing data changes over a period of time or for illustrating comparisons among items. In column charts, categories are typically organized along the horizontal axis and values along the vertical axis.