You could leave the chart as is, as a combo chart, as shown in Figure D, but let’s remove the lines so it’s strictly a floating bar chart. Figure D To finish the Excel chart, delete the lines.

Figure H Our new PivotChart. This type of chart provides a lot of information, and thanks to Excel’s two pivot objects, you won’t have to jump through hoops to produce it.

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them.