Save yourself time and brainpower by getting smart -- taking advantage of the SmartArt collection in Microsoft Excel. Using SmartArt in Excel means you get to add intricate graphics such as charts to ...

I’m starting a series on dashboards because I think creating sexy dashboards is a critical skill every marketer needs to know. It’s going to be a long series — but by the time we’re finished, you’ll ...

Whether you are preparing a proposal for a new client or presenting your annual sales forecast, pie charts provide an instant visualization of complex numbers. Microsoft Excel includes a range of ...

In this tutorial, we will show a simple trick to show charts with hidden data in Excel. Microsoft Excel is quite useful for analyzing trends and patterns in large data, It is easy to lay, reformat, ...

Should you ever find yourself entrenched in the intricate functionalities of Excel, pondering over the possibility of elevating a mere static dataset to a vibrant, interactive dashboard, it will be ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Sparklines are word-sized charts that live in individual cells. This great feature was added to Excel in 2010 but still remains massively underutilized. Produced by ...

Follow the steps below to create a thermometer chart in Excel. Draw the oval shape at the bottom of the chart. Click the Shape Fill button and select a color that matches the color in your chart. Now, ...

Placing spreadsheet data into a table quickly formats it and makes it easy to work with and analyze. Here’s how to use this basic yet powerful Excel tool. Tables are one of the fundamental tools in ...