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  Creating automatically extended plot ranges

  If you often need to adjust your data ranges so that your charts plot an updated data range, you may be interested in a trick that forces Excel to update the chart's data range whenever you add new data to your worksheet.
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  Creating a gauge chart

  This chart resembles a speedometer gauge and displays a value between 0 and 100%.
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  Creating a Gantt chart

  A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart that is often used in project management applications.
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  Creating a simple thermometer chart

  You're probably familiar with a "thermometer" type display that shows the percentage of a task that's completed. It's very easy to create such a display in Excel.
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  Creating picture charts

  Excel makes it easy to incorporate a pattern, texture, or graphic file for elements in your chart. E.g., you can create funny burger sales chart for your colleagues.
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  Adding a trend line

  When you're plotting data over time, you may want to plot a trend line that describes the data. A trend line points out general trends in your data.
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  Adding error bars

  For certain chart types, you can add error bars to your chart. Error bars often are used to indicate "plus or minus" information that reflects uncertainty in the data.
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  Protect Excel spreadsheet options

  To protect your spreadsheet, Excel proposes the following options:
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  How to manage Add-ins

  Some function in Excel is available only when the add-in is installed. For example, Solver or the Analysis group is not available in standard ribbons, you need to install the add-in before you can use it. See also Using Solver.
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  Creating a Drop-Down List in a Cell

  This tip will show you how to display a drop-down list in a cell.