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Excel Visualizations Charts and Graphs
Learn how and when to use Charts and Visualizations in Excel Free Online Course
Description
We will start this course by looking at the basics of charting in Excel. Then we will explore the many ways to insert charts. You will learn about the options available in the charting elements. Then we will explore the basic formatting options and we will look at good and bad chart design and layouts. Once we acquire the skills to insert and work with charts in Excel, we can move on to the different charts available in Excel and their uses.
There are many charts available in Excel. Each chart is useful for telling a different story or working with different data types. In this free online course, we will take a deep dive into creating the most used charts in Excel. Charts such as line charts, pies charts, and column charts. We will also further explore formatting options and designs.
We will then finish this course by looking at less common charts in Excel. Charts such as radar charts, waterfall charts, sunbursts, sparklines, and combination charts. In addition to this, you will learn to create a variety of stock charts and a dashboard using stock images. By the end of this free course, you will be comfortable selecting, inserting, formatting, and working with all charts in Excel.
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Basic Charts in Excel and Chart design principles
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Learning Goals
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Inserting charts in Excel
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Principles of Visualizations
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Working with the most common charts in Excel
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Working with less common charts in Excel
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Working with less common charts in Excel
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Sparkline's, dashboards and More
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Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
Distinguish between different chart types in Excel
- Explain the use of the different chart types in Excel
- Identify and format chart elements
- Summarize data with common charts
- Summarize data with less common charts
- Recognize the differences between good and bad chart design
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