Turn generic columns into custom visuals by adding floating totals, nesting series, and layering simultaneous data labels.

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 ...

Column graphs offer a visual representation of data that allows easy comparison between multiple values. Typically, these columns are uniformly spaced, but there are times you will need to group ...

Overview:Excel books support long-term learning compared to short tutorials that explain quick data-centric tasks.Books ...

Adding bullet points to the text in a Microsoft Excel graph or chart can help separate important information and make it stand out on the page. To add bullets in an Excel graph or chart, you'll first ...

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 ...

Two weeks ago I announced a bad graph contest to try to encourage software vendors to improve their offerings. Readers nominated a number of bad graphs for the contest. This post discusses some of the ...

I’ve been working on an article about vacuum tube triodes. Yes, they’re still being used in the manufacture of high-end audio equipment and in musical instrument amplifiers. A triode has three ...

Excel is probably Microsoft’s most popular developer tool. With a built-in functional programming language that now supports lambdas and variables, Excel has become a tool that people build businesses ...