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A control chart plots measured values along with upper and lower quality control limits. Values appearing outside these limits are unacceptable and could indicate a manufacturing problem. Although ...

So, you need some eye-popping visuals to show off your top sales numbers for that meeting in 40 minutes but data, not design, is your forte. No problem. With Excel 2013—even if you’ve never used ...

When you open Excel and start working with data, you might wonder how to visualize the distribution of your data points. This is where a Histogram Chart comes into play. A Histogram Chart is a type of ...

Type your data or use existing data from your file. Highlight the range of cells containing your data. Then click the Insert tab and click the Insert Column or Bar Chart button. Click the Clustered ...

Creating Gantt charts in Excel can help you manage project timelines effectively. Follow these steps to create your own Gantt chart: When you embark on a project, you often need a visual ...

Whether you are preparing a proposal for a new client or presenting your annual sales forecast, pie charts provide an instant visualization of complex numbers. Microsoft Excel includes a range of ...

You have prepared a presentation using 12 months of sales data for your client, Dynamo Co. After everyone is gathered, the client’s CEO says she has more recent sales figures available and asks ...

When you have too many data points to display in a dashboard chart, add a scroll bar so users can still view all the data. Sometimes a chart’s underlying data doesn’t fit in the chart window. When ...