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Chart Elements Chart Options

Chart Chart Types
Chart Title Elements
Column: Used to compare
different values vertically side-by-
Chart side. Each value is represented in
Styles the chart by a vertical bar.

Data Line: Used to illustrate trends

Bar Chart over time (days, months, years).
Filters Each value is plotted as a point
on the chart and values are
connected by a line.

Chart Pie: Useful for showing values as

Area a percentage of a whole when all
the values add up to 100%. The
values for each item are
represented by different colors.
Gridline
Bar: Similar to column charts,
except they display information in
horizontal bars rather than in
Axis vertical columns.
Titles
Area: Similar to line charts,
except the areas beneath the
Legend
lines are filled with color.

XY (Scatter): Used to plot

Charts Charts clusters of values using single
points. Multiple items can be
Create a Chart: Select the cell range that contains Insert a Sparkline: Select the cells you want to plotted by using different colored
the data you want to chart. Click the Insert tab on summarize. Click the Insert tab and select the points or different point symbols.
the ribbon. Click a chart type button in the Charts sparkline you want to insert. In the Location Range
group and select the chart you want to insert. field, enter the cell or cell range to place the Stock: Effective for reporting the
sparkline and click OK. fluctuation of stock prices, such
Move or Resize a Chart: Select the chart. Place as the high, low, and closing
er and, with the 4- Create a Dual Axis Chart: Select the cell range you points for a certain day.
headed arrow showing, click and drag to move want to chart, click the Insert tab, click the
it. Or, click and drag a sizing handle to resize it. Combo button, and select a combo chart type. Surface: Useful for finding
optimum combinations between
Change the Chart Type: Select the chart and click two sets of data. Colors and
Print and Distribute patterns indicate values that are
the Design tab. Click the Change Chart Type
button and select a different chart. Set the Page Size: Click the Page Layout tab. in the same range.
Click the Size button and select a page size.
Filter a Chart: With the chart you want to filter Additional Chart Elements
selected, click the Filter button next to it. Set the Print Area: Select the cell range you want
Deselect the items you want to hide from the chart to print. Click the Page Layout tab, click the Print Data Labels: Display values from the cells
view and click the Apply button. Area button, and select Set Print Area. of the worksheet on the plot area of the
chart.
Select the chart, click Print Titles, Gridlines, and Headings: Click the
the Chart Elements button, click the Legend Page Layout tab. Click the Print Titles button Data Table: A table added next to the
button, and select a position for the legend. and set which items you wish to print. chart that shows the worksheet data the
chart is illustrating.
Show or Hide Chart Elements: Select the chart Add a Header or Footer: Click the Insert tab and
and click the Chart Elements button. Then, click the Header & Footer button. Complete the Error Bars: Help you quickly identify
use the check boxes to show or hide each header and footer fields. standard deviations and error margins.
element.
Adjust Margins and Orientation: Click the Page Trendline: Identifies the trend of the
Insert a Trendline: Select the chart where you want Layout tab. Click the Margins button to select current data, not actual values. Can also
to add a trendline. Click the Design tab on the from a list of common page margins. Click the identify forecasts for future data.
ribbon and click the Add Chart Element Orientation button to choose Portrait or
button. Select Trendline from the menu. Landscape orientation.

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