How to Graph With Excel for Mac

Follow these step-by-step screencasts to learn how to graph with excel. Designed as a how-to for high school students, this video series covers how to create a line graph, bar graph, scatter plot, and histogram in excel. Although these videos are made with Microsoft Excel for Mac, the process is essentially the same on a PC.

Bonus: Click here to download a hyperlinked PDF covering all four types of graphs.


How to Create a Line Graph in Excel

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  1. Select Data 0:25 
  2. Insert Chart 0:40
  3. Resize Chart 0:55
  4. Name Each Axis 1:03
  5. Change Graph Title 1:54

How to Create a Scatter Plot in Excel

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  1. Select Data 0:23
  2. Insert Chart 0:30
  3. Resize Graph 0:51
  4. Name X-Axis 1:00
  5. Name Y-Axis 1:25
  6. Change Graph Title 1:49
  7. Format X-Axis 2:12
  8. Format Y-Axis 2:44
  9. Add a Trend Line 3:06
  10. Format Trend Line 3:22
  11. Display R-Squared Value 3:55
  12. Move Graph to New Sheet 4:10

How to Create a Bart Graph in Excel

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  1. Select Data 0:25
  2. Insert Chart 0:27
  3. Resize Chart 1:06
  4. Label Each Axis 1:14
  5. Change Graph Title 2:01

How to Create a Histogram in Excel

Watch the entire video, or click a time-stamp to skip to a specific topic.

  1. Select Data 0:23
  2. Insert Chart 0:30
  3. Resize Graph 0:51
  4. Name X-Axis 1:00
  5. Name Y-Axis 1:25
  6. Change Graph Title 1:49
  7. Format X-Axis 2:12
  8. Format Y-Axis 2:44
  9. Add a Trend Line 3:06
  10. Format Trend Line 3:22
  11. Display R-Squared Value 3:55
  12. Move Graph to New Sheet 4:10

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