Learn how to create a Timeline in Excel using a Column Chart, SmartArt, or an Excel Template. Timelines are essential for planning and communicating time-based data.

Excel will present a few options for you to consider. In our example, Excel offers to create 10 different pivot tables that take a look at a number of different angles on our sales data.

Need to know your organization's YOY results? Susan Harkins will show you how to make a PivotChart in Microsoft Excel.