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If you click inside some data, and then press Alt+F1 on your desktop keyboard (or Alt+Fn+F1 on a laptop), Excel will provide a chart and use the default chart type. Usually this is a clustered column chart. But you can change the default if you want.
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Select any chart.
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On the Design tab, click Change Chart Type.
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Select a chart type that you'd prefer being the default, but don't click OK just yet.
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Look at the top of the All Charts tab, and find the chart icon that's highlighted in gray.
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Right-click the chart icon that's highlighted in gray, and click Set as Default Chart.
Now when you press Alt+F1, that particular chart type will be used instead of the clustered column chart.
Tip:If Alt+F1 doesn't create a chart, your keyboard's F Lock button might be off. Turn it on, and then make sure to click inside some data before pressing Alt+F1.
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