Get started with 3D Maps in Excel 2016 for Windows and create your first map, using your own data or one of our sample data sets.

Here's how you can use those items to create your custom map: In Excel, open the workbook that has the X and Y coordinates data for your image. Click Insert > 3D Map. Click New Tour. In 3D Maps, …

Connect to data to pull it into Excel 2016 for Windows and prepare it for use in 3D Maps tour.

Microsoft Power Map for Excel is a three-dimensional (3-D) data visualization tool that lets you look at information in new ways. A power map lets you discover insights you might not see in traditional two …

Create a 3D Maos tour to show a time-based relationship between geographic locations and their associated data in Excel 2016 for Windows.

Map charts also support one-dimensional display only, but if you need multi-dimensional detail you can use Excel’s 3D Map feature. Creating new maps, or appending data to existing maps requires an …

Change the look and feel of your data on the map by changing what data is shown and switching to other chart types in 3D Maps for Excel 2016 for Windows.

To plot your data, pick the columns that make up your geography from the Location Add Field list, and specify the geographic level they represent. 3D Maps takes it from there and plots your data.

Excel will automatically select the Map projection option that it thinks is best, but you can choose from any of the available selections (not all options will be available depending on the scope of your chart).

Change your 3D Maps chart from a column to a heat map making your data easier to visualize in Excel 2016 for Windows.