Wondering how to make a graph in Google Sheets? Open your spreadsheet and get your data ready. It’s time for a crash course on chart creation in Google Sheets.

It's one thing to have data to demonstrate your point, it's another to communicate it effectively. Here are types of charts and graphs with explanations of when to use (and not use) each.

Combined graphs Sometimes, graphs may be combined together. For example, a climate graph and a flood hydrograph both present data using a bar chart and a line graph in a single graph.