Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel's Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think.

Indeed, you can use Excel to create heat maps for pretty much anything, from displaying your sports team's on-field strengths to showing how climate change is impacting temperatures over time.

So, you need some eye-popping visuals to show off your top sales numbers for that meeting in 40 minutes but data, not design, is your forte. No problem. With Excel 2013—even if you’ve never ...

To create a Mind Map in Excel, you can use Shapes, Text Boxes, and Connectors, or use SmartArt for a more structured approach.

Figure D The people chart is based on the survey data in the Table. How to customize Excel’s people chart The original settings are adequate, but you might want to customize the chart a bit.

How to Make a Graph With Months in Excel. When you create a graph that includes dates, Excel 2013 automatically spaces the data in chronological order.