How to add a trend line to a graph

Duration: 1 minutes

Materials: Computer with Microsoft Excel

These steps will teach you how to add a trendline to a graph.

Steps 1. Double click on the white part of the graph area. 2. Click the layout tab. 3. Click trendline. 4. Choose the type of trendline that fits your data.

Discussion Linear trendlines are for data with a steady slope. Exponential trendline will add a curved best fit line for exponential data.