Let’s say you're scrolling through rows of quarterly sales data, trying to figure out which regions are trending up or crashing down. Instead of squinting at numbers or plotting a separate chart, Excel has a built-in feature that shows the trend right inside a cell.

Spot Patterns Instantly with In-Cell Sparklines

Excel Sparklines are mini charts that live in a single cell, giving you a quick visual of your data. With just a glance, you can answer questions like " is this product selling better over time? " or " did performance drop last quarter? "

You can choose from three types of Sparklines: Line , Column , or Win/Loss . Each works best for different things:

Chart Type

Description

Line Sparklines

For showing trends over time, like tracking sales across months.

Column Sparklines

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