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When it comes to presenting documents, visual elements such as charts and graphs help us understand the data quicker and better. Whether it’s for an academic report or a work presentation, the use of charts has become a regular occurrence.

Most analytical presentations and slideshows are incomplete without charts and diagrams. These little illustrations give a visual representation of data and growth—otherwise, a tad difficult (and boring) to explain in words and sentences. Apart fr

Charts are perfect tools to show and study numerical values in a pictorial representation. Does that mean charts can only be created in Google Sheets and not Docs? Nope. You can make a chart in Google Docs too. Here we will tell you how to add a pie

Be it the humble pie chart or the slightly complicated stacked column chart, charts and graphs are great to visualize data that are otherwise too complicated to understand. Plus, charts are visually appealing. A neatly labeled chart is hands down bet

Talk about diagramming tools, and one of the first names that pop into your head is Microsoft Visio. With a plethora of templates, shapes, layouts, and designs, Visio is a paradise for your visual modeling requirements.

What is the first tool that comes to your mind when you want to design something? I am sure it’s Photoshop. But if you’re not good at it, then? Well, not always do you have to resort to such heavy tools though. I feel there are crazier

Keeping track of expenses and sticking to a budget can be a tedious ordeal. We usually collect receipts and sit down with hundreds before going through them. Maybe you’ve gotten tired of it and eventually quit keeping them. This isn’t a good prac

One of the most interesting elements to become popular lately, especially in education, are infographics.

These are very good times for both presenters and consumers of data. You no longer have to look at boring pie-chats and column-bars, or even flat rows of facts n’ figures if you are statistically inclined. In fact, data visualization tools like inf

Google was right there when the cloud computing wave started gathering momentum. Let’s say, it was Google itself which started it. One of the biggest bugbears of cloud computing was that you didn’t have anything that could rival Microsoft Office.

A mathematically challenged person will always prefer looking at a graph rather than get his hands dirty by creating one. The visual impact of graph is second to none as it goes about explaining complex data with colorful lines, bars, and pies.

Somehow, QR Codes remind me of an undecipherable jigsaw puzzle. The resemblance is close because QR (Quick Response) codes are a black and white matrix that’s only readable by special QR code readers.

As a matter of convenience, you might fire up good ol’ Microsoft Excel to create great looking charts. But an online tool is a failsafe if you are on the road and don’t have Excel installed in your computer.

Visualizing data through charts and graphs lets you analyze it in a better way. While offline tools like Microsoft Excel let you create them, if you prefer an online alternative then this article describes 5 such tools to help you choose from.