Microsoft Excel is the most popular spreadsheet software available for desktop computer. It is a component of the very popular Microsoft office application suite and is fully integrated to effectively interact with any of the other Microsoft Office modules.

Charts provide an effective way of presenting data and information.

Charts enhance the look of the worksheet and present a large volume of data in easy format.

Generating charts can help in making comparisons, taking decisions and forecasting weather reports.

Charts can easily be understood and compared.

Graphical representations of data looks more attractive.

Charts are capable of showing data and information in a concise from.

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MS-Excel 2003 allows to create many different kinds of charts.

area chart – An area charts shows the magnitude of change over time. It is a stacked line chart with the lines filled with color and shading. The data series plotted one by one on the top of other.

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bar chart - Bar chart display comparisons among individual items. Bar charts organize the categories vertically and values horizontally. They are column charts drawn sideways.

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column chart – A column chart uses vertical bar to display values over different categories. They are excellent at showing variations in value over time.

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LINE CHART- Line charts are useful for showing change in a value over a period of time. Each of the data series is plotted as a line of different color and shade.

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pie chart – A pie chart displays the contribution of each value to total. It highlights the relationship in terms of percentage of each value in a data series. A pie chart represents only one data series.

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Other charts tat can also be created in MS-Excel 2003 includes:

radar chart Doughnut chart

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Charts are a visual representation of data in the worksheet. Charts make it easy to see comparisons, patterns and trends in the data.

MS Excel creates an embedded chart by default. An embedded chart is placed on the same worksheet as the source data used to create it.

To embed a chart in a worksheet, perform the steps given below

Click on the view menu and point the toolbar. Click on chart option & Select the range of cells. Click chart type, pull down arrow & select chart. Open the chart options dialog box to add

a title to your chart. Select the titles tab & type the title of the

chart in the Chart title text box.

Click on chart menu. Select location option. The Chart location dialog box will

appears. Select as new sheet option. Click the OK button.

Sometimes you may want to create a chart and place it on a separate sheet in the workbook. This is called a chart sheet.

To move an embedded chart to a chart sheet, perform the following steps. Create an embedded chart. Select the chart to be moved to a chart sheet.

To delete a chart, perform the following steps.

Click anywhere on the white space of the chart area to select the chart.

Press the delete key on your keyboard.

Any embedded chart or chart sheet can be deleted from a worksheet. A chart sheet is deleted in the same manner a worksheet is deleted.

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