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.

Want to know how to create a scatter plot in Excel? Here's a guide on how we created a simple chart based on performance numbers.

This article explains how to add a secondary axis to a chart in Excel so you can view unlike categories on the same graph. These instructions work in Excel in Microsoft 365, Excel 2021, Excel 2019 ...

Graphs in Microsoft Excel typically chart time on the horizontal axis. Time is the independent variable in most relationships and dependent variables appear on the vertical axis. Some charts ...

Excel tables have many benefits that regular spreadsheets lack. The biggest is the option to use data from multiple tables to create queries and reports.

We discuss a comment on a previous post stating that the text of labels on the vertical axis of graphs must be horizontal by discussing the pros and cons of four possible positions for these labels.

Excel provides over 16 dozen geometric shapes that you can size and manipulate to your specific needs, plus hundreds of special effects.

Learn how to create a Timeline in Excel using a Column Chart, SmartArt, or an Excel Template. Timelines are essential for planning and communicating time-based data.

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.