In 2016, Power Map became 3D Map, and in 2024, it moved to a different location on the ribbon. The steps and screenshots in this guide apply to Excel for Microsoft 365 and are correct as of June 2025.

Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel's Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think.

Click on the "Data" menu in Excel and choose "XML," then "XML Source" to open the "XML Source" task pane. Click on the "XML Maps" button, then click "Add" and choose the XML map file you created ...