# graphs and charts **tools to build diagrams** You can build graphics and charts from data in Excel, but did you know that you can build better looking ones in Illustrator. There is a whole drawer full of tools to build everything from bar graphs to pie charts. You can easily tweak the diagrams to get visual presentations that are far better than anything you can create in Microsoft products. Here are few tutorials to help you understand how to work with the tools: - [Graphs from Adobe Illustrator User Guide](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/graphs.html) - information about stuff - [How to Create an Editable Bar Chart in Adobe Illustrator from Design Tuts](https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-an-editable-bar-chart-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-30149) - deep dive instructions to build a bar chart - [How to Create a Line Graph in Adobe Illustrator from Webucator](https://www.webucator.com/how-to/how-create-line-graph-adobe-illustrator.cfm) - build a line graph and add your own custom images for the points - [How to Make a Graph in Adobe Illustrator from FlowingData](https://flowingdata.com/2008/12/16/how-to-make-a-graph-in-adobe-illustrator/) - build and modify a graph - [Adobe Illustrator: Creating Charts from Annenberg Digital Studio](http://www.annenbergdl.org/tutorials/adobe-illustrator-creating-charts/) - modify what you make with the graph tools - [How to create graphs in Adobe Illustrator from Creative Tap](https://youtu.be/os18mOBdIOs) - youtube video tutorial --- tags: #vector #resources #infographics home: [[! vector drawing resources]]