What are Recommended Charts in Microsoft Excel 2013
What are Recommended Charts in Microsoft Excel 2013
When creating a chart, it is sometimes a challenge to decide which chart type to use. In Excel 2013, you can now get a recommendation and see samples of the charts that Excel thinks fit your data. It is quite useful to see what it looks like before deciding if it is the right one for you.
Let Excel recommend a chart
Figure – Excel will recommend charts based on your data selection
- Select the data for the chart
- Click on the Insert Ribbon
- Click on Recommended Charts
- Choose one of the charts that Excel suggests
- Click OK
The chart appears – magic!
Figure – Recommended chart appears
The chart type selected now appears on the spreadsheet next to the data, ready for a Chart Title or to be reformatted to match your style.
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