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Chapter 7 Charts
A chart is a visual representation of worksheet data. A chart can enhance and simplify the understanding of numerical data in a worksheet because the relationship between data is illustrated.
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2. Chapter 7 Chart Location
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Chapter 7 Chart Location
A chart can be placed as an object in a worksheet, as shown on the previous slide, or moved to a separate sheet in a workbook.
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Chapter 7 Pie Charts
Pie charts are best for charting data that is a percentage of a whole. A pie chart can include only one series of data. Each value from the series is represented as a slice. The size of a slice varies with its percentage of the series total.
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4. Chapter 7 Moving a Chart To move a chart, drag a chart border.
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Chapter 7 Moving a Chart
To move a chart, drag a chart border.
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Chapter 7 Sizing a Chart
To size a chart, point to a corner handle and then drag to size the chart proportionately.
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6. Chapter 7 Copying a Chart into a Word Document
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Chapter 7 Copying a Chart into a Word Document
To copy and paste a selected Excel chart to a Word document, in Excel click HOME > Copy, display the Word document, place the insertion point where the chart is to appear, and then click HOME > Paste. A picture of the chart is copied from Excel and pasted into the Word document.
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Chapter 7 Column Charts
In Excel, a vertical bar chart is called a column chart.
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Chapter 7 Line Charts
A line chart can include several series of data with each line representing a series. Each value in a series is a point on the line. Line charts are therefore useful for displaying the differences of data over time. Line charts contain similar objects to bar charts.
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Chapter 7 Chart Design
Chart design refers to the chart type (such as bar or line), the data for a chart, and the basic chart style and layout.
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Chapter 7 Chart Type
To change the chart type, click DESIGN> Change Chart Type. A dialog box is displayed with the existing chart type selected.
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Chapter 7 Chart Style
The style of a chart can be easily modified by applying a different chart style from the Chart Styles group on the DESIGN tab.
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12. Chapter 7 Modifying a Chart Style
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Chapter 7 Modifying a Chart Style
The chart style can be modified by clicking the Chart Styles button that is displayed to the right of a selected chart and selecting an
option in the STYLE tab.
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13. Chapter 7 Formatting a Chart
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Chapter 7 Formatting a Chart
Objects on a chart can be formatted by double-clicking the object to display the corresponding format pane.
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Chapter 7 Sparklines
Sparklines are mini-charts that can be inserted in a cell.
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