How do you create a comparative graph in Excel?

Posted on by Dominique Stacey

How do you create a comparative graph in Excel?

The first task when making a Column chart is to plot the data:

  1. Select the data, including both series and headers (all three columns).
  2. Click the Chart Wizard button on the Standard toolbar or choose Insert –> Chart.
  3. Click the Next button twice.
  4. Click the Titles tab.
  5. Enter an appropriate title for the chart.

How do I invert data in Excel chart?

To make this change, right-click and open up axis options in the Format Task pane. There, near the bottom, you’ll see a checkbox called “values in reverse order”. When I check the box, Excel reverses the plot order. Notice it also moves the horizontal axis to the right.

How do you make Excel chart automatically update in PowerPoint?

How to update charts in PowerPoint from Excel automatically

  1. 1 – Copy your Microsoft Excel chart. In Excel, Right click on your chart and choose copy.
  2. 2 – Paste your chart into a PowerPoint slide.
  3. 3 – To update your chart.
  4. 4 – To update charts automatically on launch.

How do you do a comparison in Excel?

Compare 2 Excel workbooks

  1. Open the workbooks you want to compare.
  2. Go to the View tab, Window group, and click the View Side by Side button. That’s it!

How do I change the order of Data in an Excel chart?

Under Chart Tools, on the Design tab, in the Data group, click Select Data. In the Select Data Source dialog box, in the Legend Entries (Series) box, click the data series that you want to change the order of. Click the Move Up or Move Down arrows to move the data series to the position that you want.

How do you sort Data in Excel chart?

Here’s how you can sort data tables in Microsoft Excel:

  1. Highlight your table. You can see which rows I highlighted in the screenshot below.
  2. Head to the Data tab.
  3. Click the Sort icon.
  4. You can sort either column. To arrange your bar chart from greatest to least, you sort the # of votes column from largest to smallest.

How do I update an Excel table in PowerPoint?

To edit a linked Excel worksheet, do one of the following:

  1. To edit the data from within Excel, right-click the object on the slide, point to Linked Worksheet Object, and select Edit.
  2. To update the data on the slide to match the data in the original Excel file, right-click the object on the slide, and click Update Link.