Mastering Excel Charts and Graphs - Communicate Insights More Effectively

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Using Excel charting tools to visually display complex Excel data communicates the data’s message much more effectively to your target audience.

Charts and graphs are visual representations of your data. Viewing the data graphically makes the data less confusing and increases comprehension. It is easier to spot trends and patterns in your data sets.

Charts in Excel update automatically when the data is modified, so charts are always current.

Become more productive and efficient at communicating data to others.

You will learn how to create charts in Excel based on a variety of data sets.

There are so many chart types to choose from, and you will understand which chart type presents the data from which perspectives.

We will start with very basic charts, modify the data being represented in the chart, and advance into more complex combination charts. You will also learn how to format the charts to create the perfect emphasis of data.

Learn to embed Sparklines, mini charts, right inside of a cell.

• Creating charts in Excel
• Defining the components of a chart
• Formatting a chart
• Modifying a chart
• Adding chart elements
• Adding, editing, and removing data
• Annotating with Trendlines
• Creating a combination chart and advanced Excel charts
• Using sparkline chart, Excel
• How to make a graph in Excel

Attend this Microsoft Excel training to learn how to visually represent business data more effectively. Charts can be created not just in Excel, but also in PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, making learning these tools extremely useful. Charts already in Excel can be copied and/or linked to Word and PowerPoint.

This session is aimed at Excel users who have intermediate-level knowledge and who wish to take their knowledge and understanding of the application to the next level.

• Business Owners
• CEO's / CFO's / CTO's
• Managers
• Accountants
• CPA's
• Financial Consultants
• IT Professionals
• Auditors
• Human Resource Personnel
• Bookkeepers
• Marketers
• Anybody with large amounts of Data

Anybody who uses Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, and wants to be more efficient and productive

Cathy Horwitz is an independent consultant specializing in Microsoft Office instruction.  She has over 30 years of experience as a Microsoft Office instructor.  Cathy is proficient in all levels of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access.  Cathy holds a degree in Psychology and a Master in Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Human Resources.

Cathy worked for Zenith Data Systems for 17 years.  She worked for a Zenith distributor when personal computers were first introduced.  Zenith established a computer division and began manufacturing and selling personal computers.  Cathy was involved in software training from the very beginning.  She has been training as an independent consultant since 1993.  

Cathy’s strengths include customizing classes based on the needs of individual students and providing realistic business examples to compliment training.  She is a high energy trainer with a flair for training the adult student.

When not training, Cathy enjoys gardening and refinishing vintage furniture.