1. © Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. 1 Chapter 15 Creating and Enhancing Charts Excel 2002, Volume 2 by Karen J. Jolly

2. 2© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Outcomes Use the format features of the ChartWizard. Edit and enhance a chart. Identify and use specialized charts. Use charts for making decisions.

3. 3© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. ChartWizard Provides a quick way to create and format professional charts. ChartWizard Button

4. 4© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Standard Chart Types These charts are the type most often used in business.

5. 5© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Custom Chart Types The Custom types— combinations of two chart types.

6. 6© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Chart Source Data Chart Source Data identifies the data to be charted and the order of the data. Data Range You may select whether the data will be arranged in rows or columns.

7. 7© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Chart Options Dialog Box In the chart options dialog box, format and other changes can be made to the following: Title Gridlines Legend Data labels

8. 8© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Editing A Chart Formatting may be completed at the same time the chart is created using the Chart Wizard. A chart can also be edited and changed after it has been created. Any part of a chart may be selected independently. Such as the legend.

9. 9© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Chart Menu Used to format specific areas of a chart.

10. 10© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. The Chart Toolbar Chart Objects Chart Type Data Table By Column By Row Angle Text Format Chart Area Legend

11. 11© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Use Fill Effects Textured Chart Area Gradient Background

12. 12© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Rotate a Chart Rotate to a different angle to view all markers. 3-D Chart with Hidden Data Markers

13. 13© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Changing the Angle of a Chart 1.Click on the plot area to select it. 2.Move the mouse to a handle and hold it down. A cross-hair pointer appears. 3.When you move the mouse around the screen this image moves as you rotate the chart. The visible angle changes.

14. 14© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Exploding a Pie Chart Exploding a pie chart — emphasizes certain data. Individual “slice” of the Pie

15. 15© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Moving a Data Marker in the Pie

16. 16© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Using Picture as Data Markers Pictures can be used to represent the data markers on a chart, adding interest to the chart.

17. 17© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Stacked and Stretched Data Markers Stacked Markers Stretched Markers

18. 18© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Radar Charts A radar chart — compares values of data series relative to each other.

19. 19© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Surface Charts The Surface chart is useful for finding the optimum combinations between two sets of data. It may also show relationships between large amounts of data that otherwise would be difficult to see. These charts are often used for technical data.

20. 20© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Stock Charts The top of the data marker is the high price for the day, the bottom is the low price, and the notch is the closing price. Stock charts compare prices in several ways.

21. 21© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Cylinder, Pyramid, and Cone The cylinder, cone, and pyramid charts are variations of the 3- D column and bar charts. However, these unusual data markers add visual impact to the chart. Cylinder Chart

22. 22© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Create Trendlines Trendlines show the trend, or direction, of the data. Used to study predictions. Also called regression analysis, a form of statistical analysis used for forecasting.

23. 23© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Charting a Trendline

24. 24© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. About Charts and Trendlines A trendline moves forward or backward beyond the actual data. Trendlines provide information about a trend and forecasts the future using the trend. Trendlines can be added to a bar, column, line, or scatter chart. Trendlines may be used to create a moving average, which is a sequence of averages that are computed from parts of a data series.

25. 25© Scott/Jones Publishing, Inc. Chart Format Tips Use only one fill effect for any object in the chart. Use background, pattern, and fill effects for the chart background and the plot area. Enhancements add to the visual impact of the chart, but there can be too many. Use fill effects cautiously so readability of the chart is maintained. Remember, simple is often better!

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