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Explore Excel's Advanced Chart Types

Advanced Chart Options on Excel 365

Charts in Excel 365 had an update!

Did you know there are now a few more options available to users? Because spreadsheets aren’t just about raw data! Sometimes it’s easier to read and understand data if we see it in a graphical format. That’s where charts come in. The problem with chart types originates with deciding which type of chart to use for what situation or data type. When would you use these types of charts?

Chart Type & Data Usage

Treemap

Hierarchical to pinpoint data patterns

Sunburst

Relationships between categories & sub-categories

Histogram

Statistics

Box & Whisker

Shows distribution of data into quartiles, highlighting the mean and outliers

Waterfall

Financials & totals

Funnel

Displays values at multiple stages in a process.

How they Look

Treemap

Treemap Chart Type in Excel 365

Sunburst

Sunburst Chart Type in Excel 365

Histogram

Histogram Chart Type in Excel 365

Box & Whisker

Box & Whisker Chart Type in Excel 365

Waterfall

Waterfall Chart Type in Excel 365

Funnel

Funnel Chart Type in Excel 365

Charts are available in Western Training Solutions, Excel Level 1 where you will be instructed on how to create charts using existing data. Contact sales@westernts.ca or call or text 204-8374776 to get more information.


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