Excel 2007 Graphs & Charts
TYPES OF CHARTS Column Bar Pie Line
INSERTING CHARTS
Open the Charts.xls workbook Select the cell range A3:C7 Select the Insert Tab Click on the Column Chart icon
INSERTING CHARTS Step 1: –List of standard types Chart type box Chart sub-type –Choose 3-D type
INSERTING CHARTS New Tabs
WORKING WITH CHARTS
CHART AREAS Chart Title Legend Plot Area Chart Area Resize handles
CUSTOMIZING CHARTS Using Chart Layout
CHART LAYOUT RIBBON Chart Elements – select for formatting Labels Group – format & options for chart/axis titles, legends, data labels, data table Axes – position of axes & gridlines Background – changes the colour of the plot area & 3D rotation
Exercises Open ‘charts2.xls’ Select A3:C7 Insert a BAR chart Save as ‘charts3.xlsx’ Open ‘charts4.xls’ Select A3:C7 Insert a LINE chart Save as ‘charts5.xlsx’ Open ‘charts6.xls’ Select A3:B7 Insert a PIE chart Save as ‘charts7.xlsx’