You can find Wireframe or Contour versions here.īy default, Excel assumes that vertical labels of your data are the categories, and the horizontal ones are the data series. The Change Chart Type menu contains the same options as the Insert Chart dialog. Alternatively, you can change the chart types for all datasets by right-clicking on an empty chart area. Select one of the datasets (series) on the chart, and click on Change Chart Type in the Right-Click (Context) Menu, or from the DESIGN tab. You can change the type of your chart any time from the Change Chart Type dialog. You can find styling options in the DESIGN tab under CHART TOOLS or in brush icon of Chart Shortcuts. Instead of dealing with all elements by yourself give a chance to Excel. Try preset layouts or styles to improve visualization of your chart. While the DESIGN tab contains options to add elements, apply styles, modify data and modify the chart itself, the FORMAT tab provides more generic options that are common with other objects.Ĭustomization Tips Preset Layouts and Styles You can see these chart specific tabs under CHART TOOLS. Whenever you activate a special object, Excel adds a new tab(s) to the Ribbon. In the following image, the mouse is on the Data Labels item and the labels are visible on the chart. With shortcuts, you can also see the effects of options on the fly before applying them. You can add/remove elements, apply predefined styles and color sets and filter values very quickly. In Excel 2013 and newer versions, charts also support shortcuts. For example, this option is labeled as F ormat Data Series… in the following image. To display the side panel, choose the option that starts with Format. Right-clicking an element will display the contextual menu, where you can modify basic element styling like colors, or you can activate the side panel for more options. The side panel contains element specific options, as well as other generic options like coloring and effects. Please keep in mind that you don’t need to double click another element to edit it once the side panel is open, the side menu will switch to the element.
Double-Clickingĭouble-clicking on any item in the chart area pops up the side panel where you can find options for the selected element. You can customize pretty much every chart element and there are a few ways you can do this. Now, let’s take a look at customization options. Once you make a selection, Excel will create the default version of the chart. In this example, we’re going to be using 3-D Surface. Click on the desired chart type to insert in section named Surface. Go to the INSERT tab in the Ribbon and click on the Radar, Surface and Stock Chart icon to see the surface chart types. If you include data labels in your selection, Excel will automatically assign them to each column and generate the chart.