Excel Charting Concepts

Understanding chart terminology
- Identifying chart elements (such as like plot area, chart area, gridlines, and legends)
- Selecting the right chart type
- Understanding the Ribbon and the Design, Layout, and Format tabs

Creating Basic Charts Quickly

- Selecting data to display as a chart
- Creating charts instantly with shortcuts
- Creating presentation-ready charts with just a few adjustments
- Creating graphic-in-cell charts with Sparklines

Fine-Tuning Charts with Design Tab Choices

- Switching rows and columns for a different view of the data
- Setting a default chart type and creating a template
- Dealing with empty and hidden cells
- Choosing a chart style from 48 colourful variations
- Changing the location of a chart
- Moving and resizing a chart

Layout Tab Options

Inserting Pictures, Shapes, and Text Boxes
- Using pictures as chart elements
- Adding shapes and arrows
- Adding floating text and text boxes
Adding Titles, Labels, and Legends
- Adding and editing chart titles
- Adding horizontal and vertical titles
- Linking titles to content
- Showing different scales
- Specifying the position of tick marks and axis labels
- Changing the numeric format on labels
- Adding, editing, and removing legends
- Adding and editing data labels
- Showing the source of a chart's data
Using Axes and Gridlines
- Modifying axis scaling
- Working with gridlines
Using the Analysis Tools
- Analyzing existing and future data with trendlines
- Adding drop lines
- Adding high-low lines and up-down bars
- Adding error bars

Format Options

Adding Shapes and WordArt Styles
- Selecting shape fill and outline
- Adding shape effects
- Applying WordArt styles
Using Other Formatting Tools
- Formatting lines and borders
- Filling an area with a colour gradient
- Specifying line style and weight
- Working with chart text
- Changing the rotation of chart text

Adjusting Specific Chart Types

- Column, line and pie charts
- Area, stock, and XY charts
- Doughnut, bubble, and radar charts
- Creating a Waterfall chart

Changing a Chart's Data Source

-Pasting new data into a chart
-Creating charts from multiple data sources
-Adding new data using a table

Printing and Sharing Charts

- Printing charts
- Copying and linking charts with Word and PowerPoint

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