Combo Column Line chart
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Plots data in vertical columns and a line.

Make comparisons between discrete categories.

Enables charting of values from diverse data sets.


SUMIFS function
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Sum (add) values in a range that meet multiple specific criteria.

SUMIFS(sum_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)


Map
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Plots data across geographical regions onto a map.

Can be used with countries/regions, states, counties or postal codes.

Links to online geography data types to convert categories into recognized values.


Area chart
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Plots data in order and joins with a line and a filled area below.

Track changes or trends over time.

2D and 3D options are available.


YEAR, MONTH, DAY functions
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Return the year, month or day component of a date

=YEAR(serial_number), =MONTH(serial_number), =DAY(serial_number)


Scatter chart
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Plots data points for independent and dependant variables.

Often used for scientific, statistical, and engineering data.

Also known as XY chart. Shows patterns in large sets of data.


Waterfall chart
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Plots data as a series of color-coded, positive and negative floating columns.

Also known as a bridge chart, shows the impact of additions and subtractions to an initial value.

Useful for visually displaying running totals.


SUBSTITUTE function
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Replace one or many instances of specific text based on its content (not on its position).

SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])


Stacked Area chart
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Plots data in order and stacked by category. Joins data with lines and a filled area below.

Track changes or trends over time.

100% Stacked Area option is also 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])


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.


VLOOKUP function
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Lookup values by row in a vertical table or range

=VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])


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