Sometimes computers are a wonder of modern technology, and sometimes they are just plain frustrating. For me, the frustration comes when I need to use a program that I don’t normally work with and I need to learn how to use it quickly. While I use Excel for my monthly budgeting, I don’t love making graphs in Excel. Most of the time, all I need is a very simple graph to illustrate something that I am writing, and Excel has so many features that I get overwhelmed.
If your pre-teen or teen needs to create a chart for a science experiment, a meeting, or a budget, ChartGo is the perfect online resource. I stumbled upon it one day when I was trying to make a number of charts very quickly, and I am so glad that I did. To create a simple chart, ChartGo is about a thousand times faster than Excel. All right, perhaps I exaggerate, but it’s pretty easy to follow.
How does it work? Go to ChartGo and have your data in hand. First, choose your chart. ChartGo allows you to choose a line graph, bar graph, or a pie chart. It’s best for simple graphs that require a single line or graph a single variable.
Then add the data. If you need to graph a plant’s growth over time, you’d place time on the X axis and add a label. Then you would call the Y axis growth and label it in inches. Underneath the x and y axis information is an area where you can place the actual data from your experiment. Add all of the dates and growth data into the respective columns for x and y.
After that, just press the button at the bottom of the screen and the program will create a chart for you. To save the chart, right click and save the image or simply cut and paste it into your program. You now have a simple graphic image of your chart.
To play with the data and turn it into a pie chart from a bar graph, just press the back button on your browser and change the chart type.
Call me a nerd, but anything that can create a chart in a few minutes and turn it into a simple graphic image is very good in my books!
Image courtesy of evobrained at Stock Exchange.