An Excel table and a corresponding 3D surface chart. The table has the day of the week in column A, with columns B, C, and D representing three weeks over a month.

Learn how to use a 3D animated model in Microsoft Excel. 3D models are 3-dimensional objects, and they can be animated.

Pie charts are used to show percentages of the whole, and Line charts excel with data trends. The remaining chart designs include Area, Stock, Surface, Combo, Pareto, Histogram, and Sunburst.

With Excel's versatile chart tool, putting together data visualizations is as easy as pie (groan).

In this guide, I'll walk you through the different ways to format your chart, with Excel's main chart-formatting actions written in bold so you can find them more easily.