Excel® 2013 On Demand

Introduction

When you’re ready to share data with others, a worksheet might not be the most effective way to present the information. A page full of numbers, even if attractively formatted, can be hard to understand and perhaps a little boring. Microsoft Excel makes it easy to create and modify charts so that you can effectively present your information. A chart is a visual representation of selected data in your worksheet. Whether you turn numbers into a bar, line, pie, surface, or bubble chart, patterns become more apparent. For example, the trend of annual rising profits becomes powerful in a line chart. A second line showing diminishing annual expenses creates an instant map of the success of a business.

A well-designed chart draws the reader’s ...