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.

Add data labels: Data labels add numeric values to a chart, rather than relying solely on visualization. To add data labels, select the chart, navigate to the Chart Design tab, and click Add Chart ...

Open the Excel 2010 spreadsheet that holds the two charts you want to make into one. Click on the first chart to activate it, then click on any of the data series that make up the chart.