Microsoft Excel 2003 Illustrated Complete Enhancing Charts and Worksheets

Objectives Select a custom chart type Customize a data series Format a chart axis Add a data table to a chart Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Objectives Rotate a chart Enhance a chart with WordArt Rotate text Add a picture to a chart Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Selecting a Custom Chart Type Excel has two chart types: A Standard chart type is a commonly used chart type such as a column, bar, or pie Choose from several different subtypes A Custom chart type is a specially formatted chart type 20 built-in chart types Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Selecting a Custom Chart Type (cont.) Custom Types tab Custom chart types Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Selecting a Custom Chart Type (cont.) Creating your own custom chart type Create a custom chart type by adding elements, such as a legend, color, or gridlines to the chart Add the custom chart type to the list of chart types so you can select the custom chart type in the future Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Customizing a Data Series A data series is the information, usually numbers or values, that Excel plots on a chart Customize the data series in a chart by altering the spreadsheet range that contains the chart data Customize by entering descriptive text, called a data label, that appears above a data marker in a chart Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Customizing a Data Series (cont.) Data label Selection handles Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Customizing a Data Series (cont.) Removing, inserting, and formatting legends To insert or remove a legend, click the Legend button on the Chart toolbar To format legend text, click Legend in the Chart Objects list of the Chart toolbar Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Formatting a Chart Axis Excel plots and formats chart data and places the chart axes within the chart’s plot area Data values in two-dimensional charts are plotted on the y-axis and categories are plotted on the x-axis A scale is created for the value (y) axis that is based on the highest and lowest values in the data series Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Formatting a Chart Axis (cont.) Three axes are generated in three- dimensional charts; x-axis (category), z-axis (value), and y-axis (chart depth) Z-axis usually contains the scale for the chart Override Excel default formats for chart axes using the Format Axis dialog box Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Formatting a Chart Axis (cont.) Value (z) axis Maximum value Minimum value Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Adding a Data Table to a Chart A data table is a grid containing the chart data, attached to the bottom of a chart Data tables are useful because they highlight the data you used to generate the chart Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Adding a Data Table to a Chart (cont.) Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Adding a Data Table to a Chart (cont.) Creating a trendline Trendlines graphically represent data trends Add trendlines to data series in unstacked 2-D area, bar, column, line, stock, xy, and bubble charts To add a trendline to a data series, select the data series, then select Add Trendline on the Chart menu Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Rotating a Chart By rotating a 3-D chart, you can improve the visibility of the chart data Adjust the rotation and/or the elevation of a 3-D chart by dragging it with the mouse or using the 3-D View command on the Chart menu Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Rotating a Chart (cont.) Selection handle Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Enhancing a Chart with WordArt Enhance a chart or worksheet by adding specially formatted text using the WordArt tool on the Drawing toolbar Format WordArt using the WordArt toolbar WordArt text is considered an object Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Enhancing a Chart with WordArt (cont.) WordArt text Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Rotating Text By rotating text within a cell, you can draw attention to column labels or titles without turning the text into a drawing object Unlike WordArt, rotated text retains its worksheet entry characteristics Sort it, spell check it, etc. Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Column labels rotated at 45-degree angle Rotating Text (cont.) Column labels rotated at 45-degree angle Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Rotating Text (cont.) Rotating chart labels Rotate category labels on a chart by using the buttons on the Chart toolbar Select the Category Axis in the Chart Objects list box, the click either the Angle Clockwise button or the Angle Counterclockwise button on the Chart toolbar Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Rotating Text (cont.) Using Speech Recognition Speech recognition technology lets you enter text and issue commands by talking into a computer microphone Is an Office feature and is set up through Word Use the Training Wizard to teach the Speech Recognition module your voice Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Adding a Picture to a Chart Enhance a chart by adding a picture to the data markers, chart area, plot area, legend, or chart walls and floors Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Adding a Picture to a Chart (cont.) Picture added to the chart walls Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J

Summary Select and create custom chart types Customize data series Format chart axes and add data tables Rotate a chart and worksheet text Use WordArt to enhance charts Add pictures to charts Enhancing Charts and Worksheets Unit J