

You insert a PivotChart and use the function to group the data. The second method also works with Excel versions before 2016. Now you can proceed defining the layout, e.g.

By default, it’s “Automatic”. You could switch it to “Bin width” and set the desired class width, e.g. Most important is probably the “Bin width”.Under “Axis Options”, you can set the main preferences. On the right-hand side, you’ll see the “Format Axis” pane.

To achieve this, double click on the x-Axis. Now you can start fine-tuning your histogram.That’s it, you already got a histogram.Click on the histogram icon in the center of the “Insert” ribbon.Since Excel 2016, there is a built-in chart type called “histogram”.
