Create an Organizational Chart With Excel's SmartArt Tool In Excel, you use SmartArt to create a graphic with an organizational chart layout.

Figure B The Excel add-in inserts a chart populated with dummy data. How to connect the Excel data to the chart At this point, you’re ready to connect the chart to real data.

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

Chart the Summary Data Click "Insert" in Excel's ribbon. Click "Pie" in the Charts group, and click one of the "2D Pie Chart" options to create a blank chart. Right-click the chart.

Step 2: Make an Excel Bar Chart To start to visualize your data, you’ll first create an Excel stacked bar chart from the spreadsheet. Select the “Start date” column, so it’s highlighted.

Ease of use: Excel’s familiar interface makes it easy to create and modify Gantt charts. Customization: You can tailor your Gantt chart to fit your specific project requirements.

Microsoft recently made some significant enhancements to its Visio add-in for Excel, enabling users to create Visio diagrams from within Excel. Here's how it works.