Sunburst chart
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Plots data within a hierarchical structure.

Segments are sized proportionally based on values.

Effective at showing how a category is broken into its contributing pieces.


Surface chart
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Resembles a topographic map with colors and patterns representing similar values.

Useful for spotting optimum combinations between 2 sets of data.

3D, Wireframe 3D, Contour and Wireframe Contour versions exist.


TEXTJOIN function
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Join two or more text strings together with a delimiter.

TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, [text2], ...)


TEXT function
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Format numbers as text by applying format codes.

TEXT(value, format_text)


Clustered Bar chart
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Plots data in horizontal bars by category.

Make comparisons between discrete categories.

2D and 3D options are available.


LEFT RIGHT functions
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Extract characters from the beginning or end of a string.

LEFT(text, [num_chars]), LEFTB(text, [num_bytes])

RIGHT(text, [num_chars]), RIGHTB(text, [num_bytes])


RANDARRAY function
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Return an array of random decimal or integer numbers between specified values

=RANDARRAY([rows],[columns],[min],[max],[whole_number])


Clustered Column chart
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Plots data in vertical columns by category.

Make comparisons between discrete categories.

2D and 3D options are available.


TRIM function
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Remove irregular spacing from either end of or within a text string.

TRIM(text)


REPLACE function
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Replace part of a text string based on its position with new text.

REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)


Doughnut chart
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Plots data proportional to the sum of items.

Data points shown as a percentage of the whole.

Unlike a pie chart, can display multiple categories.


2D Line chart
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Plots data in order and joins with a 2D line.

Track changes or trends over time.

3D option is also available.


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