How To Creating a Column Chart or Bar Chart in Excel

A bar chart is the horizontal version of a column chart. Use a bar chart if you have large text labels.

To create a bar chart, execute the following steps.

1. Select the range A1:B6.

Select a Range in Excel

2. On the Insert tab, in the Charts group, click the Column symbol.

Insert Bar Chart

3. Click Clustered Bar.

Click Clustered Bar

Result:

Bar Chart in Excel