Excel 2013 Charts and Graphs

Use Excel 2013 to create breathtaking charts, graphs, and other data visualizations - and communicate even the most complex data more effectively than ever before! In "Excel 2013 Charts and Graphs," two world-class Excel experts show exactly how to make the most of Excel 2013's unprecedented visual features. Bill Jelen ("MrExcel") and Michael Alexander explain when and how to use each type of Excel chart, then walk through creating superb visuals and customizing them with themes, colors, and effects. Learn how to: * Design beautiful charts that communicate intuitively and accurately* Make the most of Excel 2013's new Recommended Charts feature* Use themes, colors, metallic effects, shadows, transparency, and more* Build effective business flowcharts with IGX* Craft charts that illuminate trends, differences, and relationships* Create effective stock analysis charts* Use Excel's flexible PivotCharts* Present geographical data on maps* Integrate product visuals into your charts* Make the most of Sparklines and other in-cell visualizations* Incorporate images and shapes with SmartArt* Export charts for use outside of Excel* Generate dynamic, customized charts automatically with Excel VBA* Even assess the truth of Excel charts -- and recognize when you're being lied to! "This guide is part of the MrExcel's Library series, edited by Bill Jelen, renowned Excel expert and host of the enormously popular Excel help site, MrExcel.com."

Bill Jelen, Excel MVP and the host of MrExcel.com, has been using spreadsheets since 1985, and he launched the MrExcel.com website in 1998. Bill was a regular guest on Call for Help with Leo Laporte and has produced more than 1,500 episodes of his daily video podcast, Learn Excel from MrExcel. He is the author of 39 books about Microsoft Excel and writes the monthly Excel column for Strategic Finance magazine. His Excel tips appear regularly in CFO Excel Pro Newsletter and CFO Magazine . Before founding MrExcel.com, Bill Jelen spent 12 years in the trenches--working as a financial analyst for finance, marketing, accounting, and operations departments of a $500 million public company. He lives near Akron, Ohio, with his wife, Mary Ellen.