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Exploring charts in Excel and finding that the one you pick isn’t working well for your data is a thing of the past! Try the Recommended Charts command on the Insert tab to quickly create a chart that’s just right for your data.

  1. Select the data you want to chart.

    Selecting more data for an Office chart

  2. Click the Insert tab, and then do one of the following:

    • Click Recommended Charts and select the chart type you want.

      Excel for Mac Recommended Charts Ribbon Command

      OR

    • Click a specific chart type and select the style you want.

      Choose another type of chart
  3. With the chart selected, click the Chart Design tab to do any of the following:

    • Click Add Chart Element to modify details like the title, labels, and the legend.

      Chart design tab left half
    • Click Quick Layout to choose from predefined sets of chart elements.

    • Click one of the previews in the style gallery to change the layout or style.

    • Click Switch Row/Column or Select Data to change the data view.

      Chart design tab right half
    • Click Change Chart type to switch to a different kind of chart.

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