This PDF (
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2110101
) has 5 suggestions on how to make your use of Excel charts. Create a 6th suggestion on how to use Excel to make charts and walk through the proposed process (it doesn’t need to be as pretty, but it does need to be clear and helpful).
5 charts you didn’t
think you could
make in Excel
Map
Use a map chart when you
have geographical regions
in your data, like counties,
states, or countries.
Select any cell within your data range:
China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
1,398.
5
1,350.6
329.7
268.1
210.3
Pakistan
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Russia
Mexico
205.6
201.
0
167.0
146.8
126.6
Then select Insert > Charts >
>Maps > Filled Map.
More details
Available only in Office 365
and Office 2019
Waterfall
Show a running total as
values are added or
subtracted.
0
5
10
15
20
25 Select any cell within your data range:
Revenue
Cost of goods
Gross margin
Admin expense
Net income
23
(8)
15
(1)
14
Then select Insert > Charts > Insert
Waterfall, Funnel, Stock, Surface, or
Radar > Waterfall.
More details
Funnel
Show values across
multiple stages in a
process.
Select any cell within your data range:
Prospects
Needs analysis
Price quotes
Negotiations
Closed sales
500
300
150
80
35
Then select Insert > Charts > Insert
Waterfall, Funnel, Stock, Surface, or
Radar > Funnel.
More details
Bubble
Visually emphasize
specific values with
different bubble sizes.
Select any cell within your data range:
Products
5
14
20
Sales
$6
$12
$
60
Share
3%
12%
33%
18 $24 10%
22 $32 42%
Then select Insert > Charts > Insert Scatter
(X,Y) or Bubble Chart > 3-D Bubble.
More details
Combo
Add a secondary axis to
show different values than
the original axis.
Select any cell within your data range:
Jan
Apr
Jul
Oct
Temp
47
59
76
60
Precip
4.8
2.7
0.8
3.4
Then select Insert > Charts > Combo >
Clustered Column – Line on Secondary Axis.
More details
For more information, visit aka.ms/ExcelHelpCenter
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-Map-chart-in-Excel-f2cfed55-d622-42cd-8ec9-ec8a358b593b
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-waterfall-chart-8de1ece4-ff21-4d37-acd7-546f5527f185
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-funnel-chart-ba21bcba-f325-4d9f-93df-97074589a70e
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Present-your-data-in-a-bubble-chart-424D7BDA-93E8-4983-9B51-C766F3E330D9
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-or-remove-a-secondary-axis-in-a-chart-in-excel-91da1e2f-5db1-41e9-8908-e1a2e14dd5a9
- 5 charts you didn’t think you could make in Excel