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How to Create an 8 Column Chart in Excel

Creating charts and graphs in Excel is easy once you know the basic steps

By Ted French Ted French Writer Former Lifewire writer Ted French is a Microsoft Certified Professional who teaches and writes about spreadsheets and spreadsheet programs. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on November 16, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email MS Office Excel Word Powerpoint Outlook

What to Know

Select Insert > Insert Column or Bar Chart > 2-D Column. Select it and drag the handles to resize or change location.Right-click a column and choose Select Data to add, edit, or remove data.Almost any element of a column chart can be formatted. Right-click and choose Format. You'll learn how easy it is to create an 8 column chart in Excel 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010 in this guide. You'll learn how to start with an Excel worksheet filled with data and end up with a bar chart that shows that same information in an easy-to-understand format.

Create an 8 Column Chart in Excel 2016 and 2013

The only data you need in an Excel worksheet to create an 8 column chart are two columns that contain 8 data points. An example of this might be a list of 8 sales staff and their associated sales totals for the current year. To create a chart that contains the sales totals by name, first, highlight the cells from both columns that contain data (including headers), and follow the steps below. Select Insert.Select Insert Column or Bar Chart to open a drop-down list.Choose a 2-D Column chart. This action inserts an 8 column, 2-D chart into your worksheet. Select the chart and drag the resize handles to change the size. Or, drag the chart to move it to a different location in your worksheet. The chart wizard was removed from Excel starting with version 2007. It has been replaced with the charting options in the ribbon as described above. While the column icons look slightly different in Excel 2013 vs. Excel 2016 (icons are greyscaled in 2013), the procedure above works the same. If you have multiple columns of data, such as the year of sales and dollar value of sales shown in the example above, you can change which bar represents each data series. To do this: Right-click on either column in the column chartChoose Select Data to open the Select Data Source dialog box. From the Select Data Source dialog box, you can change how that bar represents the data in your worksheet in various ways. Select Add to add a new data series (which will add a new column to your chart).Select Edit to change the data that each column in your bar chart represents.Select Remove to remove any column in your chart.Choose a Series and select the blue up or down arrows to change the column order.

Format the Column Chart

You can change how your column chart looks by setting number formatting for the axis values, changing the chart title, or changing bar colors. Change chart title: Double-click the title and type the new text.Change axis number formatting: Right-click on the axis, select Format Axis, expand Number, and choose a number format from the Category drop-down list.Change bar color: Right-click on any bar, select Fill to open a drop-down list and choose any color you'd like for that series. Almost any element of a column chart can be formatted. Right-click a chart element and choose Format. If you want to dig deeper into creating more complex graphs or charts in Excel 2013, make sure to read the Excel 2013 bar graph/column chart tutorial.

Create an 8 Column Chart in Excel 2010

Creating a bar chart in Excel 2010 is similar to later versions, but there are some slight differences. You'll start with the same two columns of data containing 8 data sets. Select both columns (including headers). Select Insert.Select Column.Select the 2-D Column chart from the drop-down menu. These steps insert an 8 column, 2-D chart into your worksheet. When laying out your worksheet, list the names describing the data in one column and the data itself to the right of that. If there is more than one data series, list them one after the other in columns with each data series title at the top (the header).

Format the Column Chart

You can change the way your column chart looks in Excel 2010 using the same steps as for Excel 2019, 2016, or 2013, but changing the bars' color in your chart is slightly different. Right-click on the bar you want to change.Select Format Data Series.Select Fill.Select the type of fill style you want to use in the chart.Choose a color from the Color drop-down list. Selecting the bar data (series) for each bar in your graph works the same way as Excel 2019, 2016, and 2013, as described above. If you'd like to learn more advanced techniques to insert and format graphs and charts in Excel 2010, read the Excel 2010/2007 bar graph/chart tutorial. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Create Exploding Pie Charts in Excel How to Create a Histogram in Excel for Windows or Mac How to Create a Report in Excel How to Make a Graph in Google Sheets How to Make a Bar Graph in Excel How to Use Google Sheets How to Limit Rows and Columns in an Excel Worksheet How to Hide and Unhide Columns, Rows, and Cells in Excel Make a High-Low-Close Stock Market Chart in Excel How to Create a Timeline in Excel How to Round Numbers Down in Excel With the ROUNDDOWN Function How to Add a Secondary Axis in Excel How to Make a Schedule in Excel Splitting the Screen in Excel How to Combine Two Columns in Excel How to Create a Pie Chart on a PowerPoint Slide Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies