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Excel Chart Creation Guide

This document provides definitions for common chart types and elements in Excel including bar charts, column bar charts, data labels, legends, line charts, percentage labels, pie charts, the x-axis, and y-axis. Bar charts and column bar charts represent spreadsheet data visually using bars or columns, while line charts connect points with lines. Pie charts compare piece sizes to a whole. Legends and labels provide additional information about the data categories and values.

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Excel Chart Creation Guide

This document provides definitions for common chart types and elements in Excel including bar charts, column bar charts, data labels, legends, line charts, percentage labels, pie charts, the x-axis, and y-axis. Bar charts and column bar charts represent spreadsheet data visually using bars or columns, while line charts connect points with lines. Pie charts compare piece sizes to a whole. Legends and labels provide additional information about the data categories and values.

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Section 10.5- Creating Charts in Excel

1. Bar chart- a graphic illustration of spreadsheet data, in which vertical and horizontal bars, lines,

or charts represent data values

2. Column bar chart-a display of data represented in a graphic illustration

3. Data label- a label that provides information from the spreadsheet

4. Legend –a guide on a chart that explains the symbols, colors, etc., used to represent categories

of data

5. Line Chart –a chart that uses points on a grid connected by lines to represent values in a

spreadsheet

6. Percentage label –a label that indicates what percentage is indicated

7. Pie chart a graphic illustration of spreadsheet data that compares the sizes of pieces to a whole

8. X axis-a horizontal bar-chart scale that displays a range of values

9. Y axis – a vertical bar-chart scale that displays a range of values

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