The Complete Guide to Pie Charts

pie chart logo Spread sheet applications like Microsoft Office Excel, OpenOffice.org Calc and Google Docs Spreadsheets are brilliant for storing and manipulating large tables of values, but visualizing the data can be difficult without using a graph or chart. While there are many types of graphs and carts to choose from, pie charts offer a simple but effective way to summarize large sets of values.

This guide will show you how to create effective and eye catching pie charts. Find general tutorials and a collection of tips and tricks to help you deal with common mistakes, and advice on how to make your presentations pop.

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Creating Charts in MS Publisher 2010

You can add a colorful chart to your publication that will show readers the data you want to impart, such as a sales figures graph or a pie chart showing how funds are disbursed. Learn how to create a...

Using MS Excel for Time Tracking

Anyone with a home office knows that budgeting time is critical to the success of the business and in maintaining a balanced healthy personal life. You can use MS Excel time tracking to keep an employee...

Handling Small Data Percentages in a Microsoft Excel Pie Chart

If your pie chart is too cluttered with several small data slices, you can use the “pie of pie” feature in Microsoft Excel 2007 to break out these smaller groups into a separate pie chart....

How to Create a Pie Chart in Microsoft Word 2007

Most people are aware that pie charts made in Excel 2007 can be imported into a Word 2007 document. Many people are unaware, however, that you can add a pie chart into Word 2007 without having to first...

Excel 2007 Doughnut Charts

The doughnut chart is another type of basic chart template offered in Excel 2007. We'll take a look at when it can be helpful to use the doughnut chart as well as how to create...

Creating Charts in MS Publisher 2010

You can add a colorful chart to your publication that will show readers the data you want to impart, such as a sales figures graph or a pie chart showing how funds are disbursed. Learn...