Learn how to show charts with hidden data cells in Excel. When there is data that is hidden in your table, Excel will not show that information in the chart.

Click "Pie" in the Charts group, and click one of the "2D Pie Chart" options to create a blank chart. Right-click the chart. Click "Select Data" to open the Select Data Source dialog box.

Select Insert from the menu, and in the charts group, select the type of chart you want to add to the report sheet. In the Chart Design menu, in the Data group, select Select Data.

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them.

With Excel's versatile chart tool, putting together data visualizations is as easy as pie (groan).

How to change the layout of the Excel chart Select the chart, then go on the Chart Design tab and select the Quick Layout button in the Chart Layouts group and select an option from the menu.

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.