In this post, we show you how to add error bars to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. You can use Error bars for standard deviation & trending margin of error.

If you create charts with Excel, error bars allow you to visualize margins of error for data points. Here's how to add error bars in Excel.

How to create color scales in Excel If you prefer, you can also use color scales rather than data bars.

You can make a bar graph in Excel by first selecting the range you want to depict, and then using the dropdown menu to select the desired chart.