Learn how to create a chart in Excel and add a trendline. Visualize your data with a column, bar, pie, line, or scatter chart (or graph) in Office.

Creating charts has never been a one-step process, but we’ve made it easier to complete all of the steps in Excel 2013. Get started with a chart that’s recommended for your data, and then finalize it in another few steps so your chart looks professional and …

Learn how to create a chart in Excel with recommended charts. Excel can analyze your data and make chart suggestions for you.

Learn best ways to select a range of data to create a chart, and how that data needs to be arranged for specific charts.

Use a SmartArt graphic to create an organization chart in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, or Word to show the reporting relationships in an organization, such as department managers and non-management employees.

Create a Pareto graph in Office 2016 to display data sorted into frequencies for further analysis. Pareto charts are especially effective in analyzing data with many causes and are often used in quality control.

Use the waterfall chart to quickly see positive and negative values impacting a subtotal or total value. Waterfall charts are often used to visualize financial statements, and are sometimes called bridge charts.

Create a chart from start to finish. Create a box and whisker chart (floating chart)

How to make a funnel chart in Excel. Funnel charts can represent sales pipelines, sales funnels, and website conversions.

You can create and copy a chart in an external Excel worksheet, and paste a linked version of the chart into your Word document. When a chart is linked, information can be updated if the external Excel worksheet is modified.