Microsoft® Excel
2013
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Use the Chart Tools Design tab.
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Use the Chart Tools Layout and Format tabs.
3 • Create chart sheets and chart objects.
4• Edit the data source.
5 • Format data series with images, gradients, and textures.
6 • Create combination charts.
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Insert sparklines.
 Charts can help you illustrate
comparisons, identify patterns, and
recognize trends in data.
 A chart is a visual representation of
worksheet values.
 A chart can plot one or more sets of
numbers from a worksheet.
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 Charts are clickable elements in a workbook
 When a chart is selected, two Chart Command
tabs are visible:
 Design and Format
 Charts can be on the same sheet as the data or
on a separate page
 They are linked to the data
on the worksheet and if
your numbers change
so does the chart
 A selected chart is surrounded by a
rounded-corner frame
 Selection handles appear around the
frame or border of the chart
 The source data for the chart is outlined
in the worksheet when the chart is
selected
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 You can use the Selection and Visibility pane to
select, view and arrange objects
 To open the Selection and Visibility pane:
 Click the Chart Format tab, click the Selection Pane
button from
from the Arrange group
 Click the Page Layout tab, click the
button
from the Arrange group
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Plotted data
Selected chart
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Selection
pane
Chart layout
determines what
objects are
included in the
chart and where
they are located
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 Chart style sets the color and effects
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Shape styles
include preset
outline, fill, and
effects for the
selected chart
object
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Selected object
When a chart
object is
selected, you
can open its
Format dialog
box
Vertical axis is
selected
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Chart
objects can
have fill,
including
gradients
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In addition to the
Chart Tools
command tabs,
you can use the
Mini toolbar to
format text
within a chart
object
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 A chart sheet is a chart that is located on
its own sheet in the workbook.
 A chart object appears on the same
worksheet as the data. It may be called an
embedded chart.
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 Bubble charts compare sets of three
values. They are like scatter charts with
the third value displayed as the size of
the bubble.
 Radar charts show the frequency of
data relative to a center point and to
other data points. There is a separate
axis for each category, and each axis
extends from the center. Lines connect
the values in a series.
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 The data source for a chart are the
worksheet rows and columns used to
build the chart
 Changes made to values or labels within
the original data source range are
automatically reflected in the chart
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A data point is one value (with its label) in the data series
The Exhibition
Sales label and
slice will be
added to the pie
chart
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By keying another column of values, you can
add a second data series to a chart
A second set of columns
will be added to this chart
for the Kallie frames.
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If the chart is on a separate sheet, add
another column by using the Select
Data Source dialog box
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 You can use an image, a gradient, or
a texture for the fill of a chart shape
(the bar, the column, the pie slice)
 When using these types of fills, it is
best to use a 2-D chart style
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The image
can be
stretched,
scaled, or
both to fit
the shape
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A gradient
is a blend of
colors. There
are preset
gradients,
and you can
build your
own.
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A combination chart with two chart types
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A combination chart with two chart types
and a secondary axis
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A sparkline is a mini-chart in its own cell
next to the data. Sparklines are objects and
can be created from the Insert Tab,
Sparklines Group
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 Charts may be objects in a worksheet, or they
may be separate chart sheets.
 A chart is linked to the data that it plots. When
that data is edited, the chart reflects the
changes.
 A chart includes many individual elements that
can be formatted and edited.
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 There are three Charts Tools command tabs:
Design, Layout, and Format.
 The Selection and Visibility pane aids in
selecting and layering objects, such as charts,
in a worksheet.
 The chart layout specifies where various
elements are positioned. The layout can be
changed at any time.
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 Move a chart object by selecting it and
dragging it. Size a chart object by dragging
one of its selection handles.
 After a chart is created, you can add or delete
data points and/or an entire data series.
 There are various labels that can be placed on
a chart including a title, data labels, axes
labels, a legend, or a data table.
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 Although charts typically use solid color for
columns, slices, and bars, you can use images,
textures, or gradients to add visual appeal to
your charts.
 There are preset gradients with multiple color
stops. You can edit them or create your own
gradients by adding and removing color stops.
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 Combination charts have at least two series
and use different chart types for each series.
 Some combination charts use a secondary
axis, because the values for data being plotted
are disproportionate.
 Sparklines are charts within cells. They can use
lines or columns to graph a data range on the
worksheet.
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