COM: 111 Introduction to Computer Applications Department of Information & Communication Technology Panayiotis Christodoulou

Create an embedded chart Work with chart titles and legends Create and format a pie chart Work with 3D charts Create and format a column chart Create and format a line chart Use custom formatting with chart axes Work with tick marks and scale values Create and format a combined chart Insert and format a graphic shape Create a chart sheet Panayiotis Christodoulou Learning Outcomes

Charts Charts are what we call graphs in math class. Charts are visual representations of worksheet data. Charts often makes it easier to understand the data in a worksheet because users can easily pick out patterns and trends illustrated in the chart that are otherwise difficult to see. Panayiotis Christodoulou

Creating a chart Select the data that you want to use for creating a chart Then go to the Insert tab  Charts Group and select the chart type that described most your chart In the Location group on the Chart Tools Design tab, click the Move Chart button to place the chart in a chart sheet or embed it into a worksheet Panayiotis Christodoulou

Insert following data MonthBearDolphinsWhales January February March April May June Panayiotis Christodoulou

Line Chart Are used to show trends over time. Each line in the graph shows the changes in the value of one item of data. For example you could show changes in your weight over a period of months as a result of eating a quadruple cheese and bacon hamburger every day for lunch. Panayiotis Christodoulou

Select data Insert tab  Charts Group  Line  Line with Markers Panayiotis Christodoulou

Change Chart type You can easily change to a different type of chart at any time. Select the chart On the Design Tab of Chart Tools click Change Chart Type Panayiotis Christodoulou

Choose the first Column Chart type Panayiotis Christodoulou

Column Chart Are used to show comparisons between items of data. Each column in the chart represents the value of one item of data. Panayiotis Christodoulou

New chart type

Switch Row/Column If you want the animals, displayed on the vertical axis, to be displayed on the horizontal axis instead, execute the following steps. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates. On the Design tab, click Switch Row/Column. Panayiotis Christodoulou

Switched chart

Chart title To add a chart title do the following: Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates. On the Layout tab, click Chart Title Panayiotis Christodoulou

Overlay Title With out resizing the chart Panayiotis Christodoulou

Above Chart Title Panayiotis Christodoulou

Legends By default, the legend appears to the right of the chart. To move the legend to the bottom of the chart, execute the following steps. Panayiotis Christodoulou Legends

Change Legends Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates. On the Layout tab, click Legend, Show Legend at Bottom. Panayiotis Christodoulou

Data labels You can use data labels to focus your readers' attention on a single data series or data point. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates. Click on the orange bar to select the Jun data series. Click again on an orange bar to select a single data point. On the Layout tab, click Data Labels, Outside End. Panayiotis Christodoulou

Data labels for all graph Panayiotis Christodoulou

Pie Chart Are used to show percentages. Change the type of the current chart to a pie chart Panayiotis Christodoulou

Pie Chart Layouts Panayiotis Christodoulou

Pie Chart Styles Panayiotis Christodoulou

Format Pie Chart Current Selection Shape Styles Word Art Styles Arrange Size Panayiotis Christodoulou

3D Charts To change the chart type to a 3D chart you must do the following: Select chart Insert tab  Charts  Click on a type and then choose 3D style Panayiotis Christodoulou

3D Chart - Pie Panayiotis Christodoulou

3D Chart - Column Panayiotis Christodoulou

3D Chart - Line Panayiotis Christodoulou

2D Line with Markers Panayiotis Christodoulou

To view chart more clearly do the following: Go to the Layout tab of the Chart Tools Remove Data labels Change legends to the right Go to Design tab Change Chart Style Change Title Panayiotis Christodoulou

Design tab Switch row/column Panayiotis Christodoulou

Format Line Chart Current Selection Shape Styles Word Art Styles Arrange Size Panayiotis Christodoulou

Format chart axes Layout tab of the Chart Tools Panayiotis Christodoulou

Horizontal Axis Panayiotis Christodoulou Choose  Show Right to Left Axes More Options

Vertical Axis Panayiotis Christodoulou More Options Choose  Show axis in thousands

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Combined Chart Service TimeSales Panayiotis Christodoulou Create a Line with Markers Chart

Show legend at bottom Right click on the red line, and click Format Data Series. Panayiotis Christodoulou

On the Insert tab, in the Charts group, choose Column, and select Clustered Column. Panayiotis Christodoulou

Insert a Graphic Shape Panayiotis Christodoulou Insert tab  Shapes  Select a shape and draw it

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Format Shape Double click on it format tab of Drawing tools appears Panayiotis Christodoulou

Remove Tick Marks Panayiotis Christodoulou

Set Axes Titles Select chart Layout tab of Chart Tools Axis Titles Panayiotis Christodoulou

Chart Sheet To move a chart to a chart sheet, execute the following steps. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates. On the Design tab, click Move Chart. Panayiotis Christodoulou