1. Intro to Excel - Session 4.11 Tutorial 4 - Session 4.1 Creating Charts

2. Intro to Excel - Session 4.12 Session 4.1 Objectives Discuss various types of Excel charts Identify elements of a chart Learn how to create a column chart Learn techniques for improving a chart’s appearance

3. Intro to Excel - Session 4.13 Excel Charts A “picture” of the data Charts vs graphs 14 types available

4. Intro to Excel - Session 4.14 Excel Chart Types Area Column Bar Line Pie XY (Scatter) Radar Surface chart Bubble Stock Cylinder Cone Pyramid Doughnut

5. Intro to Excel - Session 4.15 Elements of a Chart Y-axis title Y-axis labels X-axis labels X-axis title Chart area (categories) (values) Legend Chart title Plot area Data marker Tick marks “Star” Data series Figure 4-4, page 4.04

6. Intro to Excel - Session 4.16 Chart Placement Embedded chart Chart sheet

7. Intro to Excel - Session 4.17 Planning a Chart Identify the data points to be plotted Identify the labels/categories for the X-axis Choose a chart type Sketch the chart Decide on the chart placement

8. Intro to Excel - Session 4.18 Planning a Chart (continued) Figure 4-5, page 4.05

9. Intro to Excel - Session 4.19 Creating a Column Chart Select the cells that contain the data Push the Chart Wizard button Select the chart type and sub-type in the Chart Wizard Answer the Chart Wizard questions

10. Intro to Excel - Session 4.110 Modifying the Chart Change chart type Labels Titles Gridlines

11. Intro to Excel - Session 4.111 Deleting a Data Series Select the chart Select the data marker you want to delete Push the Delete key

12. Intro to Excel - Session 4.112 Chart Text Types Label Text Attached Text Unattached Text

13. Intro to Excel - Session 4.113 Modifying Chart Text Label Text - Change the worksheet text Attached Text - Select and edit/move Unattached Text - Just like other unattached text boxes

14. Intro to Excel - Session 4.114 Adding Data Labels Select the chart Select Chart Chart Options

15. Intro to Excel - Session 4.115 Enhancing a Chart’s Appearance Changing label’s fonts sizes and styles Emphasizing the title Change data mark’s color and pattern