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Charts and Graphs

Charts and graphs are a great way to represent data visually in Excel 2010. The document discusses different chart types like column charts, line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs that can be used depending on the type of data. It also covers how to draw charts in Excel 2010 by selecting the chart type from the Insert menu after entering data, and how charts can then be customized by right-clicking and changing attributes.

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Charts and Graphs

Charts and graphs are a great way to represent data visually in Excel 2010. The document discusses different chart types like column charts, line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs that can be used depending on the type of data. It also covers how to draw charts in Excel 2010 by selecting the chart type from the Insert menu after entering data, and how charts can then be customized by right-clicking and changing attributes.

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Charts and graphs are a great way of representing your data.

Microsoft Excel 2010 offers almost


every chart type and makes it easier to draw them so that your data can quickly understood in a
graphical format. In this post you will learn what each chart and graph represents and the additional
functionality that you might not have heard about.

How To Draw Charts In Excel 2010

First of all make sure that there is some data in your excel sheet and that your excel sheet does not
contain any blank cells between the different columns, then click the Insert menu and choose the
chart type that you wish to draw.

The data in your Excel sheet will be organized as a chart.


Once the chart is drawn, it becomes very easy to change the attributes, right-click the chart and you
will see the options for changing chart types, data, and other formatting.

Chart and Graphs Types In Excel 2010

The chart or graph type will depend on the data for which you are going to plot the chart. The most
commonly used types include Column Chart, Line Graphs, Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Area Chart,
Scatter Graphs, Stock Chart, and Surface Chart, among many others. Lets discuss these chart
types, and the situations in which a specific chart type is used.

Column Chart

The Column chart is one of the most commonly used chart type and is used to show the changes in
data over a period of time or illustrate comparisons among items.
Line Graphs

Line Graphs are mainly used to plot changes in data over time. The best example of this chart type
can be the weekly change in temperature.

Pie Chart

The Pie Chart is very useful when you wish to emphasize on a significant element in the data. It
represents data in the form of a pie.
Bar Graph

A bar graph illustrates comparisons among individual items.

Area Chart

An area chart displays the magnitude of change over time.


Scatter Graphs

The Scatter Graph and Line chart are almost similar, but the scatter graph is displayed with a
scribble line whereas the line graph uses connected lines to display data.

Surface Charts

A surface chart comes in handy if you are to determine the optimum combination between two sets
of data.
Chart Plot Area

The area that is covered by a specific chart is called the chart plot area. By default Excel draws
charts according to the default configuration, but its very easy to edit the plot area, simply right-click
the chart and choose the Format Plot Area option. Now you will see a dialogue box which lets you
set the chart’s fill style, borders, Glow and soft Edges, and 3-D effects.
Embedded Charts and Chart Sheets

You can create a chart on it’s own chart sheet or on a worksheet. In both ways the chart is linked to
the source data on the worksheet, which means the chart is updated when you update the
worksheet data. In order to set the chart to change while the values of some particular cells
changes, right-click the chart and choose the Select Data option, and then select, and add the fields
that you wish to include in this process.

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