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Excel Chapter 3: Excel Charts Objectives
• Decide which chart type to create• Create a chart• Change the chart type• Change the data source and structure• Apply a chart layout and style• Move a chart• Print charts• Insert and customize a sparkline• Select and format chart elements
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Chart Basics
• A chart is a visual representation of numeric data
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Chart Basics
• Chart components include:–Data Points–Data Series– Category Labels
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Creating a Chart
• Select the data source
• Select the chart type
• Position and size the chart
• Major chart types are shown below
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Column Charts
• A column chart displays data vertically, with each data series forming a column
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Clustered Column Chart
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Reversing Categories and Data Series
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Stacked Column Chart
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100% Stacked Column Chart
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3-D Column Chart
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Bar Chart
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Line Chart
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Pie Chart
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Area Chart
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X Y (Scatter) Chart
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Stock Chart
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Surface Chart
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Doughnut Chart
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Bubble Chart
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Radar Chart
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Changing the Chart Type
• Using the Chart Tools contextual tab:– Click the Design tab– Click Change Chart Type– Select the desired chart type
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Changing the Data Source
• To modify the chart data source:– Click the Design tab– Click Select Data under the Data
group
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Moving a Chart
• To move a chart:– Click the Design tab– Click Move Chart under the Location
group
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Printing a Chart
• To print an embedded chart:– Select the chart– Click the File tab– Click Print to display the Backstage
view–Use the Print Selected Chart option
• To print a chart sheet:–Use the Print Active Sheet option
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Creating a Sparkline
• A sparkline is a miniature chart displayed in a single cell
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Chart Layout
• The Layout tab offers many ways to enhance a chart visually
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Selecting and Formatting Chart Elements
• Formatting a chart element:– Right-click the
element and select the Format element command
– The element portion will change depending on the selection (ex. Format Data Series)
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Customizing Chart Labels
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Chart Titles and Legend
• A chart title is the label that describes the entire chart
• An axis title is a label that describes either the category or value axis
• A legend is used to distinguish data points in a pie chart or data series in a multiple series chart
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Data Labels
• A data label is the value or name of a data point
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Axes and Gridlines
• Excel computes starting, ending, and incremental values for display on the value axis
• A gridline is a horizontal or vertical line through the plot area
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Adding a Trendline
• A trendline is a line used to depict trends and forecast future data
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Summary
• In this chapter, you have learned to create charts such as column, bar, pie and line charts.
• You can modify an existing chart by changing the chart type, location or data source.
• You can insert, remove, and format chart elements such as titles, labels, and the legend.
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