1. Chapter 15: Spreadsheet and Worksheet Basics Lesson 96: Worksheets with Charts © 2010, 2006 South-Western, Cengage Learning

2. Charts Charts: allow you to show information graphically –Column & Bar charts: compare values across categories of data –Pie charts: show how much each value is of a total value Lesson 96 Slide 2

3. Parts of a Chart Chart title: identifies the chart contents Category axis: the x-axis is used to plot categories of data (horizontal) Value axis: the y-axis is used to associate values with the categories you created (vertical) Lesson 96 Slide 3

4. Parts of a Chart Data points: the bars, columns, or pie slices that represent the numerical data in a chart Gridlines: lines through a chart that help identify points on the axis Legend: the key used to identify the chart’s categories Lesson 96 Slide 4

5. Parts of a Chart Lesson 96 Slide 5

6. Create Chart Select cell range Click Column in the Charts group on the Insert tab Click the Clustered Column option Lesson 96 Slide 6

7. Format Chart Click the Quick Layout down arrow –Chart Tools Design Ribbon, Chart Layouts Group Adds chart title, axis titles, and gridlines Lesson 96 Slide 7

8. Move and Resize Charts Move pointer over the chart –When pointer changes to a cross, click and drag the chart Click and drag lower right corner of the chart border to resize Lesson 96 Slide 8

9. Chart Types Column chart Bar chart Pie graph Lesson 96 Slide 9

10. Conditional Formatting Conditional Formatting: enables you to apply formats in a cell when the data in the cell meet conditions you specify –Example: apply conditional formatting to change the font color and cell fill color to identify certain cells that have final values that are above, below, or equal to a specific value. Lesson Slide 10

11. Conditional Formatting Lesson 96 Slide 11