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Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber. 2. Objectives. Explain several types of chartsDescribe an Embedded Chart (vs. a chart in its own sheet)Create and Modify a Chart
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1. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 1 Exploring Microsoft Excel 2003
2. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 2
3. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 3 What is a Chart? A graphic representation of data in a worksheet
Chart elements
Category labels descriptive text entries
Data points numeric values
Data series: a grouping of data points
4. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 4 Chart Types Keep it simple
Use the appropriate chart type
Pie and Exploded pie charts display proportional relationships
Column charts display numbers rather than percentages
Bar charts display numbers horizontally
5. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 5 Pie Charts
6. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 6 Column Charts ..
7. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 7 Creating A Chart Two ways to create
Embed chart in worksheet
Sizing handles allow you to size, move, copy, or delete an embedded chart
Create in separate chart sheet
Charts are linked to underlying data
A change in the data instantly updates the chart(s) created on that data
8. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 8 Using the Chart Wizard Select the cells that contain the data
Click the Chart Wizard button on the standard toolbar
Select the chart type
Check the data series
Complete the chart options
Choose the location
9. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 9 Choose the Chart Type
10. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 10 Check the Data Series
11. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 11 Complete the Chart Options ..
12. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 12 Choose the Location
13. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 13 Modifying a Chart Add labels, change the data type, or format the chart with the Chart toolbar
Add text boxes, arrows and other objects for emphasis with the Drawing toolbar
14. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 14 Enhancing a Chart
15. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 15 Moving and Sizing the Chart
16. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 16 Multiple Data Series Select multiple data series when you want to see individual data points rather than totals
Determine whether data series are in rows or columns
Data points plotted are the same either way, but grouping will be different.
17. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 17 Rows Versus Columns If data series are in rows
First row is used for category labels
Remaining rows are used for data series
First column is used for the legend text
If data series are in columns
First column is used for category labels
Remaining columns are used for data series
First row is used for legend text
18. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 18 Data Series in Rows
19. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 19 Data Series in Columns
20. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 20 Stacked Column Charts Depicts totals by category instead of each individual data point
Each data point is plotted as part of a whole
Useful when you want to compare totals by category
21. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 21 Example of Stacked Column Chart
22. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 22 Object Linking and Embedding Create a document in one application that contains objects from another application
Embedded object is stored in the document
an Excel chart becomes part of the Word document
Linked object is stored in its own file
any change in this file is automatically reflected in the main document
23. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 23 Linking A Worksheet
24. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 24 Updating Links
25. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 25 Summary Charts graphically represent data in a worksheet
Select chart type based on the message you are trying to convey
Create with the Chart Wizard
Can be embedded onto a worksheet or created on a separate chart sheet
26. Exploring Office 2003 - Grauer and Barber 26 Summary (continued) Multiple data series may be specified in either rows or columns
Same data points, but different grouping gives different comparison
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) creates a compound document
Contains objects from multiple applications
Embedding the object is stored within the compound document
Linking the object is stored as a separate file