Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. This is ...

Create a report using charts: Select Insert > Recommended Charts, then choose the one you want to add to the report sheet. Create a report with pivot tables: Select Insert > PivotTable. Select the ...

Table graphs are great ways to store and display data, but who would have thought that Illustrator could be used to make table graphs? Illustrator is a versatile vector graphic software from Adobe.

Pie charts help people display complex data in a colorful, organized and compact way. Microsoft Word comes with several pie charts that you can fill with data manually. Manual data entry is fine, but ...