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.
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: Note: Be sure to select the chart first before applying a formatting option.
Open Excel. From the Home tab, select the Copilot button. Make sure to format your data in a table or supported range. Ask Copilot to create the kind of chart you want. You can copy and paste one of the example prompts, or type something in your own words. Copilot generates a chart.
The charts and graphs you create in Excel help make complex information easier to understand. But how do you communicate this visual information to people with low vision?
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.
Select Insert > Insert Pie or Doughnut Chart and then pick the chart you want. Select the chart and then select the icons next to the chart to add finishing touches:
