If you have a line chart with two different data series, you might want to compare those series at each point along the horizontal axis. There are two different options for this, available in two locations, along with the Design tab, under Chart Tools of the ribbon.

If you need to create a simple Gantt chart, see Creating a Gantt chart or Gantt chart with progress. To add events to your Gantt chart, see Progress Gantt chart with events. This tip will help you to extend those charts by a vertical line that shows the current date.

Gantt chart is a pervasive project management tool intended to reveal task management problems. But you can enrich it with additional information like project milestones, presentation dates, and similar events.

This tip is about how to add a vertical line in your chart. E.g., this will be useful to show data and highlight a current date.

This tip is about how to add a vertical line in your chart. E.g., this will be useful to show data and highlight a current date.

The thermometer chart displays the percentage of a task that's completed. See also how to create a simple thermometer chart, and how to create a glossy thermometer chart. But sometimes it will be more informative to display two results in one chart. This tip is how to create a thermometer chart with two competitive columns.

The waterfall chart is normally used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values. Usually the initial and the final values are represented by whole columns, while the intermediate values are denoted by floating columns.

The Waterfall chart is usually used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values. As we have shown, Creating a Waterfall chart can be created using a combination of Excel Bar charts. This tip will show you how to streamline this process using the Error Bar chart. The Waterfall chart is typically used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values.

Sometimes you need to omit some points of the chart axis, e.g., the zero point. This tip will show you how to hide specific points on the chart axis using a custom label format.

Another powerful trick to attain the attention of the audience and improve the effect of your presentation is to use axis label formatting customized for the specific value ranges.