1. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT EXCEL Lesson 8 – Worksheet Charts

2. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Objectives Identify the purpose of charting worksheet data. Identify the types of worksheet charts. Create a chart sheet and save a chart. Switch between charts and worksheets, zoom, and rename a chart.

3. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Objectives Preview and print a chart. Create an embedded chart. Edit a chart and change the type of chart.

4. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Terms Used in This Lesson Axis Chart Chart sheet Chart Wizard Column chart Data labels Data series Embedded chart Image handles Line chart Pie chart Scatter chart

5. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Identify the Purpose of Charting Worksheet Data A chart is a graphical representation of data contained in a worksheet. Charts make the data of a worksheet easier to understand.

6. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Identify the Types of Worksheet Charts You can create a number of types of worksheet charts: – column charts – line charts – pie charts – scatter charts Several types of charts can also be created three-dimensionally. See Figure 8-3 in student book, Charts Available in Excel

7. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Saving a Chart A chart created from a worksheet is considered part of that worksheet. When you save the worksheet, you will also save the charts.

8. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Switch Between Charts and Worksheets, Zoom, and Rename a Chart To switch between a worksheet and a chart, click the tab of the worksheet. You can use the Zoom command on the View menu to enlarge a chart sheet or worksheet to see it in greater detail. Change the name of a chart sheet by right- clicking the sheet tab and clicking Rename on the shortcut menu.

9. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Preview and Print a Chart You preview and print a chart the same way you do a worksheet. Click the Print Preview button to preview the sheet. Click the Print button to send the sheet directly to the printer.

10. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Create an Embedded Chart A chart sheet is an area separate from the Excel worksheet in which a chart is created and stored. An embedded chart is created within a worksheet. See Figure 8-12 in student book, Creating an embedded chart

11. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Edit a Chart The following areas of a chart may be edited: – Chart title – Axis title – Axis – Data series – Plot area – Chart area

12. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Summary A chart is a graphical representation of worksheet data. Charts may be embedded within a worksheet or created on a chart sheet. The Chart Wizard is a four-step, on-screen guide that helps you prepare a chart from an Excel worksheet.

13. Excel – Lesson 8 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark Summary When you save a worksheet, you will also save any charts you have created from the worksheet. Edit a chart by clicking one of six areas of the chart that accesses a Format dialog box.