Microsoft Excel gives you a boatload of options for changing the format of color charts. You can change the layout of a chart, then customize that layout to the format you prefer.

After adding several charts to a sheet, you might want to adjust their sizes so they're all the same. You can do so manually or by using the easy macro.

When the relationship between the charted entities is less important than the individual entities, try using these two chart techniques to highlight important details in Microsoft Excel.