Microsoft Excel gives you a boatload of options for changing the format of color charts. You can change the layout of a chart, then customize that layout to the format you prefer. For example, you can ...

Software engineer Chandoo shares some Excel conditional formatting tricks that make for good-looking and useful spreadsheets, like a Gantt chart. Conditional formatting makes a cell look a certain way ...

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 ...

You will need to add the relevant data to the spreadsheet, of course, but after that, just add the pre-made bubble chart, make a few adjustments if you will, and that’s it. Select the data set on the ...

The first step in creating an effective Excel dashboard is to analyze your data. Excel’s built-in “Analyze Data” tool, located on the Home tab, is a great starting point. This feature helps you ...

Excel puts lots of great tools on your desktop, but what each one of them does isn’t always obvious, especially since so many Excel features are hidden. Would you like to create multiple lines of text ...

Restriction: You cannot use PROC CHART with an engine that supports concurrent access if another user is updating the data set at the same time. defines the characters to use for constructing the ...

Variation in graphic format can substantially influence interpretation of data. Despite a large body of literature on the optimal design of graphs, little attention has been paid to the format of ...