Add a data series to a chart in Excel. Show a new data series in your chart (graph) by including the series and its name in the chart source data.

Learn how to add a trendline in Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to display visual data trends. Format a trend or moving average line to a chart.

A waterfall chart shows a running total as values are added or subtracted. It's useful for understanding how an initial value (for example, net income) is affected by a series of positive …

Learn how to add a legend to a chart, retrieve a missing legend, and adjust its settings. Add, edit, or remove a chart legend in Excel.

To quickly identify a data series in a chart, you can add data labels to the data points of the chart. By default, the data labels are linked to values on the worksheet, and they update …

Right-click one of the boxes on the chart to select that box and then, on the shortcut menu, select Format Data Series. In the Format Data Series pane, with Series Options selected, make the …

In the chart, select the data series that you want to plot on a secondary axis, and then click Chart Design tab on the ribbon. For example, in a line chart, click one of the lines in the chart, and all …

You should see the Format Object Task Pane on the right-hand side of the Excel window. If the Series Options aren't already displayed, then click the Series Option expander button on the …

To add a new legend entry, type the reference to the worksheet cell or type a new name and then, in the Series values box, type a reference to the data series on the worksheet that you want to …

Learn best ways to select a range of data to create a chart, and how that data needs to be arranged for specific charts.