Image: PixieMe/Adobe Stock There are lots of ways to highlight a specific element in a Microsoft Excel chart. You might add data labels or use pictures instead of a plain column in a column chart.

Add dynamic and custom data labels to highlight key insights, making sure they update automatically with changes in the dataset.

Right-click the pie chart and select "Add Data Labels." Labels appear on the chart segments showing their values. Right-click the chart again and select "Format Data Labels." A dialog box opens.

Data labels eliminate that detour. Right-click the series and select Add Data Labels. But don’t stop there—positioning matters.

For even the most new-to-the-program users, compiling a graph in Microsoft Excel is fairly intuitive. Excel offers a one-click option on its "Insert" menu to take data on a spreadsheet and render ...

I can't find an easy way to do this for ALL the data series in a chart.Say I have100 students5 different colleges at the university the students could attend, some might double major and attend ...