For even the most new-to-the-program users, compiling a graph in Microsoft Excel is fairly intuitive. Excel offers a one-click option on its "Insert" menu to take data on a spreadsheet and render ...

Image: PixieMe/Adobe Stock. There are lots of ways to highlight a specific element in a Microsoft Excel chart. You might add data labels or use pictures instead of a plain column in a column chart.

If you want to add labels to the bubbles in an Excel bubble chart, you have to do it after you create the chart. Mary Ann Richardson explains what you need to do to add a data label to each bubble.

If you first need to add a graph to an Excel spreadsheet, type in the data to use and then highlight those cells. Use Excel's Charts button to select a type of graph, such as pie, and complete any ...