{"id":2459,"date":"2017-06-25T08:37:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T08:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2021-03-21T06:33:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T06:33:16","slug":"how-to-create-line-chart-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/how-to-create-line-chart-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create Line chart in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>We use a Line chart to visually see the trends in the data over a period of time in the data. In this tutorial, we will learn steps to add a Line chart using Excel Application for a sample set of data.<\/p>\n<h3>Sample Data<\/h3>\n<p>Sample rainfall data for the months on a particular year. We will create a line chart for the rainfall data and see the trends over the period.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"390\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Month<\/td>\n<td width=\"193\">Rainfall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mar<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apr<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jun<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jul<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sep<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Steps to create a Line chart<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch Excel Application.<\/li>\n<li>Select the data in the Excel sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Insert &gt;&gt; Insert\u00a0 Line or Area chart<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Insert-Line-chart-Excel.png\" alt=\"Insert Line chart\" width=\"1185\" height=\"790\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Insert-Line-chart-Excel.png 1185w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Insert-Line-chart-Excel-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Insert-Line-chart-Excel-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Insert-Line-chart-Excel-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Select the Type of the Line chart 2d, 3d or Stacked, etc. There are different variations and various styles from the top ribbon.<\/p>\n<p>We can add the chart, resize, add chart title, and drag and drop to a suitable location on the excel sheet.<\/p>\n<h3>Screenshot<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rainfall-Line-Chart.png\" alt=\"Rainfall Line chart\" width=\"1920\" height=\"953\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rainfall-Line-Chart.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rainfall-Line-Chart-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rainfall-Line-Chart-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rainfall-Line-Chart-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rainfall-Line-Chart-1536x762.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2459\" data-postid=\"2459\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2459 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction We use a Line chart to visually see the trends in the data over a period of time in the data. 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