In e-commerce, knowing how your sales evolve month by month is how you stay ahead of the game. Are you growing? Plateauing? Secretly tanking? 😬
A line chart is your ultimate truth-teller—and with Excelmatic, you can build one in under 10 seconds.
Traditional Method: Manual Mountain Climb
If you’ve tried this before, you know the steps:
- Group raw data by month (good luck with those
=TEXT()formulas) - Sum sales per month manually or via Pivot Table
- Insert a line chart and customize axis, labels, style
- Pray it doesn’t look like spaghetti
It’s accurate… but exhausting.
Why Use a Line Chart?
- Spot sales trends over time (growth, seasonality, dips)
- Track campaign impact (hello, 11.11 and Black Friday )
- Share results with investors or your boss without explaining the whole Excel backend
Real-Life Example
Let’s say you’re running a Shopify store and exported this:
With a simple prompt, Excelmatic turns this into a smooth line chart showing clear monthly trends—no need to wrestle with group-by logic or formatting.
Try asking:
Show a line chart of monthly sales from Jan to Dec 2024.
Yup. That’s it.
Excelmatic:
- Groups your data by date
- Sums it monthly
- Plots a clean line chart
- Even adjusts the date axis spacing & styles so it looks ✨chef’s kiss✨
Manual vs AI Charting Breakdown
| Step | Traditional Excel | Excelmatic AI |
|---|---|---|
| Group by month | Complex formula | Auto-parsed |
| Aggregating sales | Manual/Pivot required | Instant |
| Insert + style chart | Many clicks | Pre-styled |
| Adjust x-axis | Needs fixing | Smart auto-format |
| Highlight peaks/dips | Manual annotation | Trendline ready |
| Time to completion | 20–30 mins | < 1 min |
Pro Tips
- Pair your line chart with annotations like campaign names or promo dates
- Use a dual axis if comparing with cost, conversion rate, or ad spend
- Make it interactive with slicers or filters (if you're fancy like that )
Final Words
You shouldn’t have to become an Excel wizard just to see your own trends. With Excelmatic, your line chart is just one sentence away.
If you are interested in Excel AI charts, you may also like the following articles:
How to Create a Line Chart Instantly Using Excel AI Tools
How to Instantly Create Pie Charts in Excel with AI Tools
Create Combo Charts in Excel Instantly with AI: Sales + KPIs in One View
Visualize Your E-commerce Category Sales with a Pie Chart
How to Instantly Create Bar Charts with Excel AI (No Manual Work Needed)
