Microsoft Office 2007- Illustrated Introductory, Premium Video Edition Working with Charts

Microsoft Office 2007- Illustrated Introductory, Microsoft Office 2007- Illustrated Introductory, Premium Video EditionPremium Video Edition

Working with ChartsWorking with Charts

Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Premium Video Edition

• Chart planning guidelinesChart planning guidelines• Determine the purpose of the chartDetermine the purpose of the chart• Identify the data relationshipsIdentify the data relationships• Determine results you wantDetermine results you want• Decide which chart type is most Decide which chart type is most

appropriateappropriate• Identify the worksheet data you want the Identify the worksheet data you want the

chart to illustratechart to illustrate• Understand the elements of a chartUnderstand the elements of a chart

Planning a ChartPlanning a Chart


Data marker

Horizontal axis

Vertical axis

Tick marks

Data point

Legend

Plot area

Chart elementsChart elements


Data series


Common chart typesCommon chart types



Creating a ChartCreating a Chart

• To create a chart:To create a chart:• Select a range of dataSelect a range of data

• Use buttons on the Insert tab to create Use buttons on the Insert tab to create and modify a chartand modify a chart

• EmbeddedEmbedded chart chart• inserted directly in the current worksheetinserted directly in the current worksheet



• Sizing handlesSizing handles• the small series of dots at the corners the small series of dots at the corners

and sides of the chart’s borderand sides of the chart’s border• indicate that the chart is selectedindicate that the chart is selected

• Chart sheetChart sheet• Sheet in a workbook that contains only a Sheet in a workbook that contains only a

chartchart• Linked to the workbook dataLinked to the workbook data



ClusteredColumn

chart type

Column charttypes

Column chart paletteColumn chart palette


Moving and Resizing a Chart Moving and Resizing a Chart

Middle-rightsizing handle

Moved and resized chartMoved and resized chart


Changing the Chart DesignChanging the Chart Design

Currently selected chart

type

Chart typecategories

Change Chart Type dialog boxChange Chart Type dialog box


Changing the Chart LayoutChanging the Chart Layout

Axes titles added to chartAxes titles added to chart

Vertical axis title

Vertical axis labels

Chart title

Horizontal axis labels

Horizontal axis title

Chart Elements list arrow

Axis Titles button


Formatting a ChartFormatting a Chart

Format Data Series dialog boxFormat Data Series dialog box

Click Border Color tocontrol line display

Click Shadow tocontrol shadow

settings


Create a Pie ChartCreate a Pie Chart

• Create multiple charts based on the Create multiple charts based on the same worksheet datasame worksheet data

• In a pie chartIn a pie chart• Emphasize a data point by Emphasize a data point by exploding exploding a a

slice awayslice away

• In In landscapelandscape orientation orientation• text runs the long way on the pagetext runs the long way on the page


Create a Pie ChartCreate a Pie Chart

Exploded pie sliceExploded pie slice

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Microsoft Office 2007- Illustrated Introductory, Premium Video Edition Working with Charts