Have you ever found yourself stuck in the tedious cycle of manually updating Excel reports every time new data comes in? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? You tweak a chart here, adjust a formula there, and ...

Inserting and customizing the timeline chart . It's now time to insert a line chart, which you'll adapt into a timeline chart ...

Users will appreciate a chart that updates right before their eyes. In Microsoft Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, it's as easy as creating a table. In earlier versions, you'll need the formula method.