Excel is extremely powerful in processing data, and also enable you to simply convert a spreadsheet of plain text into a more visual chart. And if you’re not satisfied with the representation of an existing chart, you can modify it or even change the chart type any time you want.

1. There’re 2 approaches to do it. You can either click the chart to enable Chart Tools in Design tab or right-click the chart to find the Change Chart Type button.

2. Either way you’ll see the same popping out window of Change Chart Type.

3. Choose a proper type in the list and click OK to apply it to the existing chart.

4. This is how you can change the type of an existing chart in Excel.