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Vba charts introduction, all the chart types in Excel

In Excel, a chart is a visual representation of data from a worksheet that gives a more detailed graph, rather than, simple text

A chart is sometimes called as a graph.

It is a powerful tool that enables the user to visually present the data with much more analytical details.

Charts are very often used with excel for data presentation.

For illustration purpose, let us have a sample data as give below:

Now, with reference to the above data, the various chart types are discussed as below

1.Line Chart

This chart is of linear type with x-axis and y-axis and the data are displayed as below

2.Bar Chart

The same data are presented in a Bar chart as shown below

3.Column Chart

This chart presents the data as separate columns for each data.

4.Pie Chart

This chart is more convinient in presenting large data and is the most commonly used chart.

5.Bubble Chart

The Bubble chart for the same data is as shown below

It should be noted that, for every chart, there are multiple types, which can be chosen according to the need.

You can find similar Excel Questions and Answer hereunder

1) How to create charts in Excel VBA

2) How can I avoid a gap in a line chart for missing data?

3) Can I change the way that huge numbers are displayed in Y-Axis so that they do not take up chart space?

4) I have a big Table spanning across pages when printed - how do I get Excel to print titles in all pages?

5) How can I add a legend to a chart using VBA?

6) How can I delete all shapes in a WorkSheet?

7) How can I list all files in a folder using VBA?

8) Is it possible to use 2 labels in X-Axis of a chart (like both Month and Date, Date and Day, Date and Shift)?

9) How can I get the count of number of series in a Chart using VBA?

10) How do I copy a Table from one location to another and retain all formulas, formats and columnwidths?