When you create a graph that includes dates, Excel 2013 automatically spaces the data in chronological order. This behavior potentially creates irregular spacing with unpredictable formatting. If the ...

Presentations are an important part of many business conferences and meetings, and companies all across the globe use Microsoft PowerPoint to build and display their slideshows. While PowerPoint ...

Excel is probably Microsoft’s most popular developer tool. With a built-in functional programming language that now supports lambdas and variables, Excel has become a tool that people build businesses ...

Microsoft’s updated spreadsheet tool isn’t getting a lot of new, whiz-bang features, but it is becoming more functional. That’s something both new and experienced users will enjoy—especially a new ...

Viewing the distribution of related values from one entity to another is a frequent request, and that’s where Microsoft Excel floating bar charts can help. Instead of starting from the X axis, the low ...

Q. My supervisor wants me to include more data visualizations in my projects. Do you have any suggestions? A. Data visualization transforms raw data into graphical representations, making complex ...

There are two kinds of Microsoft Excel users in the world: Those who make neat little tables, and those who amaze their colleagues with sophisticated charts, data analysis, and seemingly magical ...

Q. As a conclusion to each project, we evaluate our project time and cost estimates for accuracy. Obviously, underestimating is a problem, but over-estimating is also a problem that leads to ...

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How to Hide and Handle Zero Values in Excel Charts Your email has been sent Charted zero values can have unintended results you can easily miss. Here are a few techniques you can use to hide and ...