{"id":1104,"date":"2018-11-13T17:35:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T06:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:09:58","slug":"how-to-make-a-chart-or-graph-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/how-to-make-a-chart-or-graph-in-excel","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Chart or Graph in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To make a chart in Excel, select your data, open the Insert tab, and pick a chart type, or click Recommended Charts and let Excel choose for you.<\/strong> A chart turns rows of numbers into a picture people actually read. This guide shows you how to create one step by step in current Excel, how to pick the right chart type, and how to format it so it looks professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Chart vs graph in Excel: what’s the difference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In everyday use, and in Excel, “chart” and “graph” mean the same thing. Excel calls every visual a chart, whether it’s columns, a line, or a pie. “Graph” is just the word many people use for the same feature. So don’t overthink the terminology: the steps below make both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make a chart in Excel (step by step)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Enter your data in a simple table, with labels in the first column (or row) and values beside them. Keep it tidy: one header row, no blank rows in the middle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select the data you want to chart, including the headers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. In the Charts group, either click a specific chart type (Column, Line, Pie, and so on), or click Recommended Charts to see Excel’s suggestions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Choose a chart. Excel inserts it straight onto your worksheet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. With the chart selected, use the Chart Design and Format tabs (they appear only when a chart is selected) to refine it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Start with clean, tidy data: labels in the first column, values beside them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    The Charts group lives on the Insert tab. Recommended Charts is on the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    That’s the whole process. Everything after this is refinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n