To create maps using Excel data outside of Excel, you can also use online mapping services like BatchGeo.com or Google Earth. BatchGeo.com lets you paste your Excel data directly into their web page.

If you're looking for the perfect way to visualize the stats and data that you have compiled, Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel can help. We'll show you how.

Indeed, you can use Excel to create heat maps for pretty much anything, from displaying your sports team's on-field strengths to showing how climate change is impacting temperatures over time.

Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel's Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think.