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Excel Charts

excel speedometer charts

Excel Speedometer Charts

January 19, 2023 by Mynda Treacy

Excel Speedometer charts or gauge charts as they’re also known, have a worse reputation in data visualization circles than the disdained pie chart. It’s primarily because they take up a huge amount of space and ink relative to the amount of information they convey. In this tutorial we’re going to learn how to build Excel …

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Excel Project Management Burn Down and Burn Up Charts

November 3, 2022 by Mynda Treacy

Excel Burn Down and Burn Up Charts are easy to make with line or scatter charts. If you’re familiar with Agile Project Management, then you’ll know that these charts are useful for monitoring the progress of a project against expectations. While the terminology is specific to Agile Project Management, the concept is relevant to managing …

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wee people font charts

Excel WeePeople Font Charts

October 27, 2022 by Mynda Treacy

Excel WeePeople font charts enable you to build interesting variations on waffle, bar and column charts, to name a few. They’re great for visualising demographic data, survey data and more. The free WeePeople font, courtesy of ProPublica, consists of 20 different people silhouettes hand drawn by Alberto Cairo. The last 6 letters of the alphabet …

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excel dot map charts

Excel Dot Map Charts

October 20, 2022 by Mynda Treacy

One of the things that makes Excel stand apart from other reporting tools is its immense flexibility. With some tinkering you can make charts and graphics that don’t look anything like Excel. In this post I’m going to take you through the steps to create Excel dot map charts. And while there’s no built in …

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Excel S Curve Charts

Excel S-Curve Charts

August 25, 2022 by Mynda Treacy

S-curve charts are a common tool used in project management to track the cumulative costs, hours, sales etc. over time. The chart forms the shape of an S because typically progress starts slow and ends slow, with acceleration in the middle periods. For example, in the s-curve chart below you can see progress is slow …

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Excel Chart Axis Switch

March 24, 2022 by Mynda Treacy

When working with small multiple charts or panel charts as they’re also known, it’s handy to be able to switch the chart axes between the same axis for each chart and their own axis. Using the same axis enables you to compare the data between the charts because they all use the same scale. Whereas …

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Excel Charts with Shapes for Infographics

January 27, 2022 by Mynda Treacy

You can create more interest and give your charts infographic styling when you create Excel charts with Shapes. There’s no limit to the type of shapes you work with, but there are some techniques required to ensure they don’t get distorted when working with data of different values. Watch the Video Download Workbook Enter your …

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excel pyramid chart

Excel Pyramid Charts

February 11, 2021 by Mynda Treacy

Excel pyramid charts are easy to build using bar charts or Conditional Formatting, but there are a few rules you must follow depending on the approach you choose. Before we look at the steps, keep in mind that these charts aren’t limited to visualising gender splits. They’re also handy for any type of demographic data …

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Highlighting Periods in Excel Charts

January 21, 2021 by Mynda Treacy

Shading or highlighting periods in Excel charts can help users more quickly interpret them and identify patterns. In the chart below I’ve highlighted every second month to give a quick visual indication of each period, which allows the user to focus on the line instead of having to refer back and forth to the horizontal …

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Stacked Bar Excel Waffle Charts

December 10, 2020 by Mynda Treacy

Last week we looked at building Excel waffle charts using Conditional Formatting. This week we’re looking at building Stacked Bar Excel waffle charts. Some might say this technique is easier, although it may appear daunting when you look at the number of steps. Don’t let that put you off though, it’s super easy. The other …

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