Naming Basics Best practice recommendations are to create a chart placing independent variables on the horizontal, x-axis and dependent variables on the vertical, y-axis.

How Excel Charts Work A chart has an x-axis range and a y-axis range to show the correlation between two different data sets. The x-axis is the horizontal category line.

Learn how to create a Combination Chart in Microsoft Excel. We also show you how to to combine bar and line graph & create Custom Combo Chart.

The Switch Row or Column feature allows you to swap data over the axis. Learn how to switch Rows and Columns in Microsoft Excel.

In Microsoft Excel, to draw attention to a specific marker in a line chart, drop in a thin line, think of it as a marker.