Modern Charts in Microsoft Access is GA!

The A-Team is excited to announce that the long-awaited release of Access’s latest charts is now available to all users in the 365 Current Channels.

There are 10 new chart types: Area, Radar, Arc, Box & Whisker, Bubble, Donut, Funnel, Scatter, Waterfall, and Word Cloud.
We’ve also added additional functionality to both new and existing charts, including data labels for gridlines, pie, arc, and donut charts, and new Settings task panes for each chart type.

memo: Here are the changes: Implemented only in Access 365..

1. a) For users running Access 2016/2019/2021 and future 2024 permanent versions, any new chart types used will revert to the default combo chart type.
2. b) Users running Access 2013 or earlier will not be able to see the latest charts. The application will still run, but there will be empty space where the latest charts are.

For more information, check out this great, detailed article with examples from MVP Colin Riddington. New, modern charting improvements in Access And updated documentation Create a chart on a form or report.

Congratulations to the Access team, especially the lead engineer on this project. @Courtney Owen.

Linda Cannon-MCFAIL (she is)
Senior Content Program Manager
PM access | Site Administrator | A11y driver
Microsoft 365 developer platform