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How to make a line graph in Google Sheets

Show how a value changes over time: select the data, insert a chart and choose Line chart.

Accounting & Finance
6 steps 2 min Community template
1

Select your data

Highlight the cells to chart, including the header row - here, the months and the visitor counts.

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Select your data
2

Click Insert

Open the Insert menu.

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Click Insert
3

Click Chart

Choose Chart. A chart appears and the Chart editor opens.

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Click Chart
4

Click the Chart type box

In the Chart editor, open the Chart type list under Setup.

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Click the Chart type box
5

Click Line chart

Pick Line chart from the list.

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Click Line chart
6

Line graph created

The line connects each month's value so the trend is easy to see.

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Line graph created

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