Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of ...

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 ...

Save time on status decks with a reusable Excel timeline chart. Data lives in a table, so new milestones update the timeline ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of ...

Q. As a conclusion to each project, we evaluate our project time and cost estimates for accuracy. Obviously, underestimating is a problem, but over-estimating is also a problem that leads to ...

Excel’s chart features can turn your spreadsheet data into compelling visual communications—if you know what to do. This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up trends, percentages, ...

Excel offers many different tools for formatting your charts, but the key to success is choosing which ones to use. In this guide, I'll share some of my favorite chart-formatting hints, hopefully ...

In Microsoft Excel 2010, a chart sits over the worksheet and provides a visual expression of the underlying data. You can use a chart in conjunction with elements on the worksheet to get a better ...

One way to improve your spreadsheet is to present data in chart form, and Excel is a great program for doing just this. However, Excel's overwhelming number of menus often results in some of the most ...

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, ...