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How do you know what chart to use for data?
If you want to compare values, use a pie chart — for relative comparison — or bar charts — for precise comparison. If you want to compare volumes, use an area chart or a bubble chart. If you want to show trends and patterns in your data, use a line chart, bar chart, or scatter plot.
How do I select a chart type in Excel?
On the Design tab, in the Type group, click Change Chart Type. In the Change Chart Type dialog box, click a chart type that you want to use. The first box shows a list of chart type categories, and the second box shows the available chart types for each chart type category.
What type of chart will you use to compare?
Use a bar or column chart to compare independent values. We, as readers, are particularly good at comparing the length of bars in a bar chart (in contrast to the segments of a pie chart, for example), making bar and column charts the best charts for showing comparisons.
How do I make chart 1 look like chart 2 in Excel?
Here are the steps in detail:
- Create a normal chart, for example stacked column.
- Right click on the data series you want to change.
- Click on “Change Series Chart Type”.
- Select your desired second chart type, e.g. line charts.
- If necessary set the tick at “Secondary Axis” if necessary.
- Confirm by clicking on OK.
Where is chart layout in Excel?
On the Design tab, in the Chart Layouts group, click the chart layout that you want to use. Note: When the Excel window is reduced in size, chart layouts will be available in the Quick Layout gallery in the Chart Layouts group.
How do I compare two graphs in Excel?
Use Excel’s chart wizard to make a combo chart that combines two chart types, each with its own data set.
- Select the two sets of data you want to use to create the graph.
- Choose the “Insert” tab, and then select “Recommended Charts” in the Charts group.
What is combo chart?
A combo chart is a combination of two column charts, two line graphs, or a column chart and a line graph. You can make a combo chart with a single dataset or with two datasets that share a common string field.