How to Create Column Chart with Multiple Bars
To create a column chart with multiple bars in Excel, you can follow these steps using the following data:
Step 1: Prepare your Data
First, create a table with the data you want to visualize.
Step 2: Select the data
Highlight the whole data range, including both category labels.
Step 3: Insert the Column Chart
Go to the “Insert” tab on the Excel ribbon.
Click on the “CLustered Column” Chart icon in the ” Charts” Group. This will insert a column chart with multiple bars.
Step 4: Customize the Chart.
How to Make a Column Chart in Excel
Column Charts provide advanced options that are not available with some other chart types such as trendlines and adding a secondary axis. This tutorial will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating a column chart in Microsoft Excel.
Column charts are used for making comparisons over time or illustrating changes. In the column chart, the horizontal bar shows categories, while the vertical bar shows values.