How to Create a Graph on Excel

Use Excel to create a graph.

Excel is a spreadsheet program that people can use to input data to create reports. If you have compiled data for a report, you may want to consider displaying the data in a graph. It takes only a short time to create a graph in Excel and you can choose from several types of graphs, including pie charts, bar graphs and scatter plots.

Instructions

1. Open the Excel workbook that has the data you want to use to create a graph, then click the worksheet in which you want to display the graph.

2. Arrange the data you want to use to create the graph. Put the data in rows or columns and make sure you add a header or label to each row or column.

3. Highlight the data you want to use and click the "Insert" tab from the Excel ribbon.

4. Select a graph category from the "Charts" section of the ribbon. A drop-down menu will open that displays several graphs you can choose from in the category you selected.

5. Click one of the graphs from the drop-down menu. The graph will show up on your spreadsheet.

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to add to the data you used to create the graph, right-click the graph and click "Select Data" from the menu that opens. Click "Add" and highlight the additional data that you want to be displayed in the graph.

References

• Microsoft: Create a Chart