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How to Create Pie and Doughnut Charts in Excel

Creating charts in Excel can enhance your data presentation and make it easier to understand at a glance. Among the most popular chart types are pie and doughnut charts, which visually represent data portions as slices or rings. In this guide, I'll show you how to create both pie and doughnut charts in Excel, covering everything from setting up your data to customizing the look and feel of your charts. Watch this video Section 1: What Are Pie and Doughnut Charts? Pie Chart: A pie chart is a circular chart divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportions. Each slice represents a percentage of the whole, making pie charts perfect for showing data distributions. Doughnut Chart: A doughnut chart is similar to a pie chart but has a blank center. It’s great for displaying multiple series and comparing different sets of data within one chart. Section 2: Setting Up Your Data for a Pie Chart Before creating any chart, it’s crucial to format your data in a way Excel can interpret: ...

How to Use LEFT, MID, RIGHT, and FIND Functions in Excel

Excel’s LEFT , MID , RIGHT , and FIND functions are powerful tools for extracting specific parts of text strings from cells. They are particularly useful for parsing data, cleaning text, and creating dynamic formulas for data manipulation.                                                  Watch this video 1. LEFT Function The LEFT function extracts a specific number of characters from the start (left) of a text string. Syntax: =LEFT(text, [num_chars]) text : The text string from which you want to extract characters. num_chars (optional): The number of characters you want to extract. If omitted, Excel will return just the first character. 2. MID Function The MID function extracts characters from the middle of a text string, starting at a specified position. Syntax: =MID(text, start_num, num_chars) text : The text string from which you want to extract characters...

How to Create a Salary Sheet in Excel

Learn how to create a professional salary sheet in Excel with this step-by-step tutorial. Whether you're a beginner or looking to improve your Excel skills, this guide covers everything from setting up basic salary calculations to organizing deductions, allowances, and generating a clean, automated salary structure. Watch this video