EXCEL GRAPH TEMPLATES

How to use this template

Looking at a spreadsheet full of data can be stressful, especially when you need to use it to ma
graphs and data visualizations come in handy. They can help you organize all those numbers a
understand (and that won't cause you anxiety just by looking at it!).

To use this template, the first thing you should do is understand how many variables you have
you have in your database - depending on how you organize it. For example, let's say you are
two variables (Month and Revenue). Another example would be if your database shows the sal
this case you'd have three variables: Year, Sales of Product A and Sales of Product B.

Once you have determined your variables, simply click the correct tab and input your data in t
you'll be presented with various options that you can choose from.

You can right click the graph you customize to copy it and paste it into a document or presenta

Need to extend your dataset?

If you have more than five variables in your data you can adjust this template by following thes

1. Add/Remove rows and columns in the example sheet to fit your needs. Just be careful not to
2. Choose which graph would be the best for your data.
4. Right click it and choose "Select data".
5. Add/Edit/Remove any column/row you need. If you are adding, first select the cell that name
6. Confirm your changes and the graph will automatically show the new data. Just remember to

Happy analyzing!
 to use it to make a decision or understand a certain scenario. That's where
ose numbers and information into something that you can actually

ables you have in your data set. This can mean how many columns or lines
's say you are looking at your company's revenue over the year, you'd have
e shows the sales of two different products throughout the last five years, in
uct B.

t your data in the example sheet. The graphs will update automatically and

ent or presentation.

y following these steps:

e careful not to overwrite any information that comes below it.

cell that names that column/row, then pick the data.

st remember to edit the colors and data labels.
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This chart isn't available in your version of Excel.

Editing this shape or saving this workbook into a different file format will permanently break the
chart.
TIP:

You can also see the information in each graph by percentage. To change
that, left click one of the number near one of the segments in a graph to
highlight them all. Then right click it and choose "Format data". Under
"Data label options" check "Percentage".
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January; 0 March; 9
April; 1 May; 4
July; 7 August; 3
February; 8 November; 1
June; 6
December; 7

February; 7 March; 8 April; 4

June; 5
May; 5 August; 1 October; 4 November; 2
July; 7
January; 2 September;
September;2 0 December; 9

February; 3 October; 0
March; 7 April; 9
May; 5 June; 6
January; 1 July; 8
August; 4 September; 9
October; 1
December; 1

February; 4 March; 6 April; 1

May; 0June; 0 August; 9
July; 7
September; 8
January; 3 October; 4
November; 2
December; 9
November; 0
February; 7 March; 6 May; 2
April; 1 July; 3
June; 4 August; 0
September; 7
October; 9 November; 5
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