Naming Basics Best practice recommendations are to create a chart placing independent variables on the horizontal, x-axis and dependent variables on the vertical, y-axis.

Charts are great for showing comparisons and trends. In this tutorial, we will explain how to apply layouts and styles in a chart in Excel.

The X-axis, which is the horizontal axis, on most Excel charts does not use numeric intervals like the vertical Y-axis does. The X-axis contains either strings of text or a date under each set of ...

If you have uneven distribution of data in your Excel chart, here is a better way to change the automatic axis settings.

In Microsoft Excel, to draw attention to a specific marker in a line chart, drop in a thin line, think of it as a marker.

Excel 2016's many new features include six new chart types. Here we cover Histogram, Pareto, and Waterfall, which cover statistical, trend, and other relationships.

If you need to create a Line Chart and Scatter Plot in Excel, read through this article. We have also explained which one is right for you.

ADJUST THE AXIS SCALE ON AN EXCEL CHART Excel usually does a good job second-guessing me when it chooses the scale for an axis on a chart. But sometimes, to better focus some data, I need to adjust ...