Chapter 20. Charts

In this chapter, you will:

  • Get an overview of chart creation essentials

  • Explore chart customization

  • Discover tips on how to solve common chart issues

  • Get step-by-step instructions for creating bubble and price/volume charts

Okay, it’s time to have some fun. Microsoft Excel charts are among my favorite features in any program. To me, fun with software is when content looks so great or works so well in a document that you assume it must be difficult to create, but it’s actually easy. That’s charting in Microsoft Excel, and that’s what we’re going to look at in this chapter.

Creating and formatting high-quality, complex charts can be positively, absolutely easy. And, thanks to improved chart performance and chart formatting options, ...

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