In this post we show you how to create a Bar Graph or Column Chart in Excel. Bar graphs could be both 2-D or 3-D depending on the editor you use.

Click the Insert tab. Click the Insert Column or Bar Chart button in the Charts group and select the Clustered Bar under the 2-D Bar from the menu. The Clustered Bar will appear on the spreadsheet.

Excel’s REPT function is a hidden gem that can transform your bar charts from ordinary to extraordinary. This function allows you to repeat text a specified number of times, allowing you to ...

This will create a bar chart that shows bars for each value. In the chart, right-click on any bar that represents the target values and select "Change Series Chart Type" from the drop-down menu.

The bar chart will visualize your Gantt chart’s most important data points Step 3: Input Duration Data The next step is to add another series to your Excel chart to reflect each task’s duration.

Once you have your data ready, you can use Excel’s built-in features to create a Gantt chart. You will find that Excel’s conditional formatting and bar chart tools are particularly useful for ...

Add a Bar Chart Without Inserting Any Graphics One of the first things we're taught in Excel classes at school is how to use data to create a chart. Although this is an invaluable skill to have in ...

We’ll begin by creating a line chart and then change the chart type to a combo chart. Then, you can format an extra series—a single value—as the vertical bar.

In Excel 2003, choose Chart from the Insert menu. We won’t actually use this graph, but it’s wise to create a default chart so you can see how well the chart window will accommodate the data.

These are organized in two groups: 2D and 3D. You can select from a solid pie chart or one with spaces between segments. In the 2D group, you also could select a pie-in-pie chart or a bar-in-pie ...