How and when to use an area chart

- [Instructor] On this worksheet we're tracking sales … in columns A, B, and C. … We see the identifier in column A for two year period … mid 2017 into mid 2019, … and we'd like to create a chart. … Because this data is surrounded by empty cells … and worksheet boundaries, … we don't even have to highlight the data. … We can click anywhere within it, … and quickly get a chart with Alt+F1. … Default chart type in Excel … is what we call a clustered column chart. … And that may not be the best chart, … although It's certainly readable. … And we can drag the corner, make it wider and all that. … So that could be an ideal chart. … To track a trend, … sometimes it's considered better to at least look, … not necessarily choose, … but to look at a line chart. … So the chart's been selected. … Anytime you create a chart you'll have either a design tab … and a format tab, … or if you're using Office 365, … you'll see the term Chart Design. … Same general features available. … On that design or Chart Design tab off to the right, …