1. Chapter 7
Lesson 2 Notes

2. Chart Design
Chart design refers to the chart (such as bar or line), the for the chart, and the basic chart style and layout. To change the type of chart, click - Change Chart
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3. Other chart types: Area Charts – show the trend of values over time.
XY (scatter) Charts – compares pairs of values.
Stock Charts – Displays stock prices
Surface Charts – Show trends in values
Doughnut Charts – are similar to pie charts, but can contain more than one data series.
Bubble Charts – compare sets of three values
Radar Charts – Show changes in values relative to a center point
Cylinder, cone, and pyramid charts – are used to add a different chart symbol to bar and column charts

4. Chart Design Design Row/Column Drag Drag Design Select
To change the way data series are charted, click - Switch Data charted on the horizontal axis will move to the vertical axis and vice versa.
To add or modify data series and labels in an existing chart:
one of the handles of the outlined data to include a new series.
one of the handles of the outlined labels to include new labels.
Select Data to display a dialog box to Add, Edit, or Remove data and labels.
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5. Chart Design
Chart is the placement of objects on a chart. Select a chart layout from the Chart Layouts group on the tab.
The style of a chart can be easily modified by applying a different chart style from the Chart Styles group on the tab.
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6. Modifying a Chart Layout
Chart layout, including the placement of titles, legends, and labels, is changed using the tab.
Gridlines can be modified by clicking Gridlines and selecting a gridlines option.
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7. Modify Charts Layout Layout Layout Selection
To modify the chart wall of a selected chart, click - Chart Wall – More Wall Options. To modify the chart floor of a selected chart, click - Chart Floor – More Floor Options.
To rotate an axis of a 3-D chart, click D Rotation
Other chart objects can be modified by clicking the chart object and then clicking Layout – Format .
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8. Formatting a Chart
If a chart is to be used in a report or other document, format the chart to the formatting used in the document.
Click - Themes to select a theme from the gallery. Changing the theme will change the , , and associated with the chart and worksheet.
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