
These values are saved to a variable named $ChartData. I then add a chart title, although this is not required. I chose the "ColumnClustered" type for my example. There are 69 chart types available in the cmdlet, all of which correspond to the chart types in Excel. I first use the Item column, then, I define the yValue (I am using the TotalSold column).

This line of code defines my table properties, and it tells Excel what to use for the xValue in the chart. $ChartData = New-ExcelChartDefinition -XRange Item -YRange TotalSold -ChartType ColumnClustered -Title "Total Fruit Sales" To do this, I use the New-ExcelChartDefinition cmdlet. To do this, I need to define the properties I want for my table. I would like to chart these sales in a simple bar graph that depicts units sold.
