Welcome to Plot Twist, our new Excel data visualization series where we turn boring data into unique visualizations. In the ...

Create a report using charts: Select Insert > Recommended Charts, then choose the one you want to add to the report sheet. Create a report with pivot tables: Select Insert > PivotTable. Select the ...

Whether presenting a project at school, delivering a critical report at work, or simply trying to make sense of your budget, graphs are efficient and visually appealing means of conveying complex ...

Excel’s REPT function is a hidden gem that can transform your bar charts from ordinary to extraordinary. This function allows you to repeat text a specified number of times, allowing you to simulate ...

Common Excel visuals like pies, 3D charts, and dual axes often mislead more than they clarify data.

Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance, creator of the Healthy Rich newsletter and author of You Don't Need a Budget: Stop Worrying about Debt, Spend without Shame, and Manage Money ...

The way you present your Excel data can make a significant impact on how your message is received. Excel, a tool that most professionals are familiar with, has immense potential for creating visually ...

Making a floating bar chart in Microsoft Excel is a great way to visually represent distribution between entities. Susan Harkins will show you how. Viewing the distribution of related values from one ...

Is your chart boring? Try Excel’s people chart to liven things up. Susan Harkins shows you how. A people chart is an infographic, which leads me to a second definition. An infographic tells a story, ...

If you want to create a dashboard in Microsoft Excel, this post will help you. A dashboard is a type of graphical representation that depicts the key performance indicators for a particular topic or ...