Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel's Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think.

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.

Insert Chart. Launch Microsoft Excel. ... On the Format Data Labels pane, select the Value or the Percentage box or both. Read: How to create a Lollipop Chart in Excel.