When you have too many data points to display in a dashboard chart, add a scroll bar so users can still view all the data. Sometimes a chart’s underlying data doesn’t fit in the chart window. When ...

Excel charts containing large amounts of data prevent readers for easily reading small segments. For example, if a chart tracks your company's daily sales over the course of several years, you cannot ...

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 ...

If you use Microsoft Excel regularly for studying or work that requires a spreadsheet to be filled with data-driven information, then you know it can be quite difficult and time-consuming to decipher ...

The ease with which you can create a line graph in Excel on your PC or Mac will do much to dispel the misconception that the program is arcane and unapproachable. With just three clicks of a mouse (or ...

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, ...