When you type a seven-or-ten-digit phone number into an Excel cell that uses the phone number format, Excel will automatically change the way the number looks so that it appears as a phone number. If ...

To update your Microsoft Excel worksheet, you can add a data series to the source data and also update the worksheet chart to make your data meaningful to your colleagues and clients. Applying an ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...

Excel offers many different tools for formatting your charts, but the key to success is choosing which ones to use. In this guide, I'll share some of my favorite chart-formatting hints, hopefully ...

How to make the default area chart in Microsoft Excel more attractive Your email has been sent Microsoft Excel produces great charts, but sometimes they’re not visually pleasing. Learn how to change a ...

10 steps to adding a gradient background to your Excel data points Your email has been sent It's easy to turn an Excel chart into a visually compelling object. Susan Harkins walks through the steps ...

Waterfall charts are powerful visual tools that can help you understand the cumulative effect of sequentially introduced positive or negative values. They are particularly useful in financial analysis ...