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4. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Column Line Pie Bar Area X Y (Scatter) Stock Surface Doughnut Bubble Radar 4 The most common

5. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Chart data is held in an Excel worksheet.  Worksheets contain columns and rows.  A cell is the intersection of a row and a column. It contains one data item.  A cell pointer is used when selecting cells. 5

6. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Title and Content layout – for a title and chart  Two Content layout – for a title, body text, and chart 6 Exercise 6-1 1 Figure 6-1

7. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Click the Insert Chart button on the content placeholder.  Choose the chart you need and click OK.  Excel opens displaying a worksheet with sample data. 7 Exercise 6-1 1 Figure 6-1

8. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Exercise 6-2 1 Figure 6-2 Chart Tools tabs Sample chart Active cell Column headings Row headings Worksheet

9. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Key new information by overwriting sample data or by deleting sample data and keying your own data.  Move around the worksheet by clicking on individual cells. Use,, +, +, and arrows to navigate.  Close the worksheet when data has been entered.  From the Chart Tools Design tab, in the Data group, click the Edit Data button to reopen the worksheet. 9 Exercise 6-2 1

10. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Exercise 6-2 1 Figures 6-3 and 6-4 Click here to select the entire worksheet New data

11. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Notice how the data is grouped. Excel interprets each row as a data series.  Select the chart area.  From the Chart Tools Design tab, click the Switch Row/Column button.  Click the Switch Row/Column button again return to the original grouping. 11 Exercise 6-3 1

12. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 12 Exercise 6-3 1 Figure 6-6 Data seriesGridlineLegendVertical (Value) Axis Horizontal (Category) Axis

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14. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Scale. The values that are displayed on the value axis and the intervals between those values.  Tick Marks. Small measurement marks, similar to those found on a ruler.  Vertical (Value) Axis. On the left for column charts.  Horizontal (Category) Axis. On the bottom for column charts. – The axes positions change for some chart types. 14

15. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Move the pointer over parts of the chart and a ScreenTip will identify that part.  From the Chart Tools Format tab, in the Current Selection group, the chart element that is currently selected is displayed. 15 Exercise 6-4 2 Figure 6-6 Chart Elements list

16. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  From the Chart Tools Design tab, in the Chart Styles group, click the More button to display styles.  A ScreenTip will identify the style number.  Click a style to select it. 16 Exercise 6-5 2 Figure 6-7 Styles use Theme colors

17. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  With the chart selected, point to one of the numbers on the left side of the chart.  When you see the Vertical (Value) Axis ScreenTip, right-click to open the shortcut menu.  Use the floating font group to make changes to the text.  Right-click again to reopen the shortcut menu and choose Format Axis to make changes for the type of numbers and axis options. 17 Exercise 6-6 2

18. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 18 Exercise 6-6 2 Figure 6-8 Vertical (Value) Axis showing new font, scale, and currency format

19. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Click anywhere within the chart area.  From the Chart Tools Design tab, in the Chart Layouts group, click the More button. – Click the Quick Layout button if your Layout Styles are not displayed.  Select a layout and notice the new position of several chart elements. 19 Exercise 6-7 2 Figure 6-9 Chart Layout 2

20. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Right-click the legend and choose Format Legend.  Choose the legend position. – Top and Bottom display the legend on one line. – Drag the legend to reposition it within the chart area.  Remove the legend by deleting it or from the Layout tab, click the Legend button and choose None. 20 Exercise 6-8 2 Figure 6-10 Legend repositioned

21. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Gridlines are the thin lines that help make quantities easier to understand.  Click within the chart area.  From the Chart Tools Layout tab, in the Axes group, click the Gridlines button. – Choose Primary Horizontal Gridlines then Major or Minor Gridlines. – Choose Primary Vertical Gridlines then Major or Minor Gridlines. 21 Exercise 6-9 2

22. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 22 Exercise 6-9 2 Figure 6-11 Gridline options

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24. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Use one of these methods:  From the Chart Tools Design tab, in the Type group, click the Change Chart Type button to open the Change Chart Type dialog box.  Right-click the chart area, then choose Change Chart Type from the shortcut menu. 24 Exercise 6-10 3 Figure 6-12 Chart types

25. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Select the chart.  Right-click one of the columns and choose Format Data Series from the short-cut menu then choose Series Options.  In the Plot Series On area, select Secondary axis then click Close. 25 Exercise 6-11 3 Figure 6-13 Primary axisSecondary axis

26. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Select the data series to be changed.  Right-click and choose Change Series Chart Type from the shortcut menu then choose the chart type. 26 Exercise 6-12 3 Figure 6-14 Two chart types

27. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  With the chart selected, from the Chart Tools Layout tab, in the Labels group, click the Axis Titles button and choose the Primary Vertical Axis Title and Rotated Title.  On the primary vertical axis, edit the Axis Title text box and the size of the text box will adjust automatically. 27 Exercise 6-13 3 Figure 6-15 Two chart types, legend moved, axis titles added

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29. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  From the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Chart button.  Click the Pie category, and choose the chart type that you want to use.  Click OK.  Excel opens and displays a sample worksheet so you can revise it with new numbers. Exercise 6-14 Figure 6-16 4 29

30. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Click one of the pie slices to select the Chart Series data.  From the Chart Tools Layout tab, in the Labels group, click the Data Labels button and click More Data Label Options.  Click Label Options and make several changes under the Label Contains heading. – Select Category name and Percentage – Deselect Value and Show Leader Lines.  Click Close. Exercise 6-15 4 30

31. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Exercise 6-15 Figure 6-17 4 31 Labels and values on slices makes the chart easy to interpret

32. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Select the chart. From the Chart Tools Design tab, in the Type group, click the Change Chart Type button, and select Pie in 3-D. Click OK.  From the Chart Tools Layout tab, in the Background group, click the 3-D Rotation button, and adjust Rotation and Perspective percentages. Exercise 6-16 Figure 6-18 4 32 Exploded slice

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34. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Shapes can be combined with text or layered in some way to emphasize the point you need to make. 34 Exercise 6-17 Figure 6-19 5

35. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Select one of the chart areas, columns, or an entire data series.  From the Chart Tools Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Shape Fill button. Select a solid or gradient color. 35 Exercise 6-18 5

36. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  With the chart active, from the Chart Tools Layout tab, in the Current Selection group, choose Chart Area from the Chart Elements drop-down list.  Click the Format Selection button.  Choose Fill at the left of the dialog box; then choose Picture or texture fill.  Under the Insert from heading, click File. Navigate to your files, select your file name, and click Insert.  Click Close. 36 Exercise 6-19 5

37. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 37 Exercise 6-19 Figure 6-20 5 When a picture fill is used, be sure the chart is still easy to interpret.

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39. a lesson approach © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Select appropriate chart types to represent data Display values for easy interpretation Enhance chart elements Avoid distortions Charts are extremely important in business for visually representing data to help people make comparisons and judge relationships. Enhancements must be designed for effectiveness and not be simply decorative. Lesson 6 Presentation 39