Dynamic Charts: Use Excel formulas or pivot tables to create charts that automatically update when your data changes. This is particularly useful for dashboards and interactive reports.

If you're looking for the perfect way to visualize the stats and data that you have compiled, Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel can help. We'll show you how.

Make sure to organize your data down the columns under the relevant header, and not across rows. Format your data as an Excel table (more on that later).

Under “Insert,” select “Chart,” then “Stacked Bar.” This will create a stacked bar chart (a bar graph where the bars are horizontal from the left) with your Start dates as the X-axis.

3. Choose Data Validation. 4. When the Data Validation pop up appears, select Allow. 5. Choose List from the menu. 6. Enter the content for your dropdown menu and separate each item with a comma ...