Chart Construction
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What’s Included
Course Introduction
Course Introduction
If we build charts into our presentation, we can use them to demonstrate performance, communicate trends, clarify strategy impact, and much more. In this lesson, we'll learn why charts are important visual tools to use in a presentation.
Stacked Bar Chart
Stacked Bar Chart
Stacked bar charts are great for visualizing category comparison. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build one from scratch within PowerPoint.
Column and Line Charts
Column and Line Charts
Column and line charts are great for visualizing category comparison over time. In this lesson, we'll learn to build a column chart before changing to a line chart.
Two Charts in One
Two Charts in One
Sometimes we'd like to compare categories, while also illustrating correlation. That's when the two-charts-in-one approach is most useful. In this lesson, we'll learn how to use PowerPoint to build this type of chart.
Waterfall Chart
Waterfall Chart
Waterfall charts are a great tool for demonstrating change between time-based figures. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build an impactful one.
Stacked Area Chart
Stacked Area Chart
Stacked area charts are great for illustrating change over time. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build one into our slide.
Bubble Chart
Bubble Chart
Bubble charts are great for illustrating correlation and relationships between data points. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build one into a slide.
Scatter Plot
Scatter Plot
Scatter plots are great for illustrating or disproving correlation between data points. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build one.
100% Stacked Column Chart
100% Stacked Column Chart
100% stacked column charts are great for comparing categories over time. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build one.
Map Chart
Map Chart
Map charts are a great way of displaying geographic distribution. In this lesson, we'll learn how to build one.
Importing from Excel
Importing from Excel
It's important to have the most recent data contained in our presentations. In this lesson, we'll learn how to import live data from an Excel spreadsheet.
Importing from Power BI
Importing from Power BI
Power BI creates impressive data visualizations within its reports. In this lesson, we'll learn how to import live charts and reports into our presentation.
