Pareto chart
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Plots the distribution of data grouped into sorted frequency bins.

Shows the biggest factors in a set of data (e.g. per the 80/20 Pareto principle).

Includes a line representing cumulative contribution to 100% of each column.

Limited formatting options compared to a Combo chart.


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])


LOWER UPPER PROPER functions
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Convert text into lowercase, uppercase or capitalize the first letter in a string.

LOWER(text), UPPER(text), PROPER(text)


Pie of pie chart
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Plots data proportional to the sum of items.

Data points shown as a percentage of the whole.

Smaller values displayed in a secondary pie.


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])


OFFSET function
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Return a reference that is a specified number of rows and columns from a starting point

=OFFSET(reference, rows, cols, [height], [width])


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.


Stacked Line chart
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Plots data in order and joins with lines stacked by category.

Track changes or trends over time.

100% Stacked Line option is also available.


CONCAT function
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Join two or more text strings together.

CONCAT(text1, [text2], …)


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)


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.


Stock (Open, High, Low, Close) chart
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Plots fluctuations in stock prices or other data.

Uses 4 series of values, in order: open, high, low, close.

Data needs to be organized in the correct order.


AVERAGE function
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Returns the arithmetic mean or average of a data set.

=AVERAGE(number1, [number2], ...)


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

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


Stock (Volume, Open, High, Low, Close) chart
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Plots fluctuations in stock prices or other data.

Uses 5 series of values, in order: volume, open, high, low, close.

Data needs to be organized in the correct order.


COUNTIFS function
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Count values in a range that meet multiple specific criteria.

COUNTIFS(range1, criteria1, [range2], [criteria2], ...)


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