Lesson 1 Notes

 A chart is a representation of worksheet data. A chart can enhance and simplify the of numerical data in a worksheet because the between data is illustrated.  A chart is based on a of related data. The column with numerical data is the. The label for the data series is called the name. Within a series, data is divided into. Text in cells adjacent to the data series are the labels. visual understanding relationship range data series series categories category

 Chart describes what is charted. Excel automatically uses the series name, if one exists.  The corresponds to category labels.  Data identify each value in the data series.  The Area is the part of the chart that displays data.  The Area is the entire chart and all of its elements. title legend labels Plot Chart

 A chart can be placed as an in a worksheet or moved to a separate sheet in a workbook. A chart is to the range of data it is based on. object linked

 Pie charts are best for charting data that is a of a whole. A pie chart can include only series of data. Each value from the series is represented as a.  To create a pie chart: 1. Select the data to be charted. 2. Click - and then click the appropriate type of pie chart from the displayed menu. 3. Click the tab to display options for data labels. percentage one slice range InsertPie Layout

 To move a chart, a chart border. To resize a chart, use a handle.  To delete a chart, click Home- or press the key.  To move the chart to another sheet, click - chart. drag corner Cut Delete Design Move

 A chart that is an object in a worksheet is printed when the is printed.  Print the worksheet and chart before printing.  To print only the chart on a single sheet of paper, the chart before printing. worksheet Preview select

 Charts are often included in reports and other business documents to support and the understanding of text.  To copy and paste an Excel chart, the chart first, then select Home –. Display the Word document, place the point where the chart will appear, and then click Home –.  Click to display a list of options for the pasted chart. Select Chart ( to Excel data) to have the Word document chart update automatically whenever the chart changes in Excel. The tab is then available to edit and refresh the chart data. simplify select Copy insertion Paste Paste Options linked Design

 Click Design- Data to start Excel and display the workbook containing the chart. Click Design - Data to update the linked chart.  Select Excel Chart (entire workbook) to the chart. An embedded chart is which means the chart will not automatically change if the worksheet does.  Select Paste as Picture to paste the chart as a. Edit Refresh embed static graphic

 Bar charts are useful in comparing the between values. A bar chart can include several of data, with each bar representing a value. A horizontal bar chart is called a chart and a vertical bar chart is called a chart. differences series bar column

 A chart describes what is charted and titles describe the data.  The corresponds to the series names.  The or value axis contains values.  The or category axis contains category labels.  The axis labels corresponds to the category labels.  The axis labels are calculated by Excel based on the maximum value in the data.  Major mark the major intervals on an axis. Title axis Legend vertical horizontal horizontal vertical gridlines

 To add a chart title above the chart, click - Chart Title – Above Chart. To add axis titles, use - Axis Titles – Primary Horizontal Axis Title and Layout – Axis Titles – Primary Vertical Axis Titles. Click - Legend to select an option for changing the display of the legend.  If the data range needs to be modified, click - Data. A common chart error occurs if category labels are rather than text. To correct this error, select in the Horizontal Axis Labels and then select the horizontal axis labels on the worksheet. Next, click the axis labels entry in the Legend box and click. Layout Layout Layout Design Select values Edit Remove

 A line chart can include series of data with each line representing a series. Line charts are useful for displaying the differences of data over. Line charts contain similar objects to bar charts. several time