Create an Excel Chart with One Keystroke
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish
It only takes one keystroke to create a chart from data in Excel.
- Select a cell that contains the chart data or a heading.
- On the keyboard, press the F11 key
- A chart sheet is inserted, with a chart in the default chart type, as shown below.
Filed under: Charts, Excel, Keyboard Shortcuts



Comment from RLM
Time: June 6, 2008, 9:32 am
ALT +F1 works too.
This way you can select a specific data range. Press ALT +F1 and the rest is as above.
Comment from contextures
Time: June 6, 2008, 9:51 am
Thanks for the tip! And that’s a good point — you could also select a specific data range when using the F11 shortcut.