Charts are great for showing comparisons and trends. In this tutorial, we will explain how to apply layouts and styles in a chart in Excel.

Change the chart's style by making your bars have a thatched pattern, changing the colors, adding a shaded background, and more.

Excel contains predefined chart layouts and style templates in the Design tab. For example, to change the color of the data series, click the "Design" tab and then click a color in the Chart ...

You can change the default color of chart, graph, treemap, etc. in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the helpof these simple steps.

Learn how to create Wall Street Journal-style charts in Excel, including line charts, radar charts, and heatmaps, with this guide by Kenji ...

Click the Chart Styles button (the icon is a paintbrush) to change the style or color of your chart. Styles include hollow columns, different backgrounds, reverse video, gradients, and other options.

How to Change the X-Axis Range in Excel Charts. For a business owner, Microsoft Excel 2010 provides an excellent platform for storing numerical information about your business.

You may have used Excel for years without delving into Styles (or stylesheets). We’re going to cover Cell Styles, and Smart Art, Drawing, Graphics, Picture, and Chart Tools.

When the relationship between the charted entities is less important than the individual entities, try using these two chart techniques to highlight important details in Microsoft Excel.

Graphs in Excel help break down your data into an easily digestible format. Here’s how to make a graph in Microsoft Excel.