Excel spreadsheets can often contain large amounts of data ranging across broad categories. For example, a sales spreadsheet might record sales of products across multiple departments, or within ...

Two weeks ago I announced a bad graph contest to try to encourage software vendors to improve their offerings. Readers nominated a number of bad graphs for the contest. This post discusses some of the ...

Microsoft Excel doesn't always provide everything you need when it generates graphs. For example, by default, your line graph doesn't included a title. However, this doesn't mean you have to go ...