In Microsoft Excel, you can create a Half Pie Chart if your data range has a total. A Half Pie Chart is a 180 degrees graph that represents a composition as a whole.

A typical bar chart would start a 0 for each person, but we want to chart both values. By starting each bar at the minimum point on the Y axis, you create what appears to be floating bars.

Click the Insert tab. Click the Insert Column or Bar Chart button in the Charts group and select the Clustered Bar under the 2-D Bar from the menu. The Clustered Bar will appear on the spreadsheet.

By using Excel or Google Sheets to create impactful graphs, you'll be able to captivate your audience, facilitate meaningful discussions, and drive home the key points of your presentation.

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.

The bar chart will visualize your Gantt chart’s most important data points Step 3: Input Duration Data The next step is to add another series to your Excel chart to reflect each task’s duration.

Shelby Brown/CNET 1. Select the data you want in your chart. 2. Click Insert. 3. Choose Recommended Charts. 4. Scroll through the options and click on a chart to see how it would display your data. 5.