How To Make Amazing Graphs in Excel (Skillshare)

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How To Make Amazing Graphs in Excel (Skillshare)

Impress your boss and co-workers with your beautiful and very useful graphs. Follow along - step by step. I used to be an accountant and financial controller and I made beautiful graphs all the time. The board of directors used to think I was a genius, but actually they are very easy to do once you know how.

The course covers:

  • Creating the data table
  • Let's create our first graph
  • All the chart elements
  • Why the gridlines are crucial
  • Bring to life with color
  • How to select and move data
  • Line charts, stacked charts by area, stacked bar, and pie chart part 1 - formatting
  • Pie chart part 2 and linking data
  • Trendlines and scatter graphs
  • Combo charts and the secondary axis
  • Gantt charts
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