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Excel Chart Formatting to Boost Your Efficiency and Impact

Transform your data into visual masterpieces with advanced Excel chart formatting.

Created bySimon Sez ITworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
BeginnerUpdated Oct 22, 2023

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleApply tools and advanced formatting techniques to customize Excel charts effectively.
  • check_circleCreate interactive visualizations using slicers and PivotCharts to enhance the impact of data presentations.
  • check_circleUtilize conditional formatting and PivotTables for dynamic data visualizations.
  • check_circleDemonstrate proficiency in creating compelling map charts for geographical data representation.

About This Course

Elevate your data presentation skills efficiently with impactful charts that leave a lasting impression in this training course.

This course will help equip you with advanced formatting techniques to breathe life into your charts, making them visually stunning and highly impactful. Learn to present data with clarity by customizing colors, labels, and data points, and by harnessing dynamic elements like slicers and PivotCharts.

Customize slicers, markers, and lines, effortlessly transforming raw data into stunning visuals. Delve into conditional formatting to create dynamic charts that adapt to changes in your data, and explore PivotTables to extract valuable insights.

Uncover the secrets of stacked column charts with target lines for goal tracking, and discover the art of displaying visually compelling geographical data using map charts.

By the end of this course, you should learn to confidently create compelling visual narratives, enabling you to communicate insights effectively and drive better decision-making in your professional pursuits.

Course Content

2 activities • 13 videos • duration: 47m

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Section 113 videos • 47 min
  • videocamIntroduction
    Duration 2:03
  • videocamChoose the Right Chart
    Duration 3:26
  • videocamExcel Charts vs Pivot Charts
    Duration 6:32
  • videocamFormat a Clustered Column Chart
    Duration 9:07
  • videocamPower Toys in Excel
    Duration 3:10
  • videocamCustom Slicer
    Duration 4:56
  • videocamFormat a Line Chart
    Duration 2:36
  • videocamCustom Format Chart Axis
    Duration 4:35
  • videocamConditional Charts Using Formulas
    Duration 4:33
  • videocamAdd Moving Target
    Duration 1:25
  • videocamProblems with Map Chart
    Duration 2:38
  • videocamFormat Map Chart
    Duration 1:52
  • videocamConclusion
    Duration 0:24
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Final Assessment1 quiz

Your Instructor

Simon Sez IT

Since 2008, we've taught 2 million learners in over 190 countries, with 200+ courses

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Since its formation in 2008, Simon Sez IT has been educating learners with one goal in mind: to make business and technical software simple to learn. The company extensive library of over 10,000 videos across more than 200 courses delivers comprehensive training for the most popular software applications used by professionals worldwide. Courses include training in everyday IT applications, from Microsoft suite of office productivity tools to more niche applications such as QuickBooks, Power BI and many more. Aimed at every level of proficiency, Simon Sez IT courses are designed to give learners the ability to quickly evolve from beginner to advanced, or to drop in at their relevant level and acquire new skills to continue in their development path. Simon Sez IT subject matter experts bring knowledge and practical insights to video-based courses and practice exercises – all designed to help learners immediately apply new knowledge and master learning goals. More than two million learners have relied on Simon Sez IT for its quality and engaging coursework. Student feedback is consistently ranked among the best in the industry, with particular emphasis on the quality, detail and delivery of the course materials. Many indicate that upon completion of a course, they are more confident and proficient in their area of study, and their skills have helped them progress in their careers.

Credit Information

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What Students Are Saying

4.6 out of 5
Student's Choice
53 reviews
  • KM
    Katie M.
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    informative

  • KS
    Kathie S.
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    Excellent course on using charts. I use charts quite frequently in my job but I learned a lot. I use pivot tables a lot, too, but did not use the Slicer feature. This made me much more comfortable with that feature. I also did not know about Map Charts. The customer colours to match logos using Power Toys is valuable info. It was a quick course with lots of info so I did pause it often to catch up. I would also like info on the best ways to create static charts from the pivot data. I usually copy and paste data from the pivot, create the chart, then paste the charts into reports.

  • MF
    Mark F.
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    Good course.

  • GC
    Gary C.
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    This was a lot of great information. Very fast so is most useful for advanced excel users.

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