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Chapter 14 Microsoft Excel 2010 - II

Chapter 14 discusses various types of charts in Microsoft Excel 2010, including bar, line, area, XY (scatter), and pie charts, each serving distinct purposes for data representation. It also explains how to create, move, resize, and delete charts within Excel, emphasizing the ease of embedding charts alongside data in a worksheet. The chapter highlights the importance of charts in analyzing and visualizing data trends and relationships.

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Chapter 14 Microsoft Excel 2010 - II

Chapter 14 discusses various types of charts in Microsoft Excel 2010, including bar, line, area, XY (scatter), and pie charts, each serving distinct purposes for data representation. It also explains how to create, move, resize, and delete charts within Excel, emphasizing the ease of embedding charts alongside data in a worksheet. The chapter highlights the importance of charts in analyzing and visualizing data trends and relationships.

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Chapter 14 Microsoft Excel 2010 - II

CHART AND ITS TYPES


A chart is a graphical representation of data in a worksheet. It helps to provide a better
understanding of large quantities of data. Charts make it easier to draw comparison and see
growth, relationship among the values and trends in data. They provide and accurate
analysis of information MS Excel offers a wide range of chart to interpret data. These charts
share some common features, which assist the uses to comprehend the data logically.

TYPES OF CHARTS
(To draw diagram for each chart type refer your book page no 307,308)

1. BAR CHART: It illustrates the data comparison between individual items. It displays data
in the form of long rectangular rods called bars, that are placed vertically or horizontally on
the Chart area. In this type of chart, categories are represented on the Vertical axis and
values are represented on the horizontal axis.You can also display the bar chart in stacked
form to understand the relationship between different entities. They can be displayed as 2D
or 3D graphics.

LINE CHART: It is in the form of lines and is used to illustrate trends in data at equal
intervals. It is quite similar to plotting a graph on a graph paper with its values on the X and Y
axis. It is useful in emphasizing continuity by showing change in data over time. It is
generally used to represent huge amount of data.

AREA CHART: It is a unique version of line or column graph. This type of chart has a more
significant visual impact than a Line chart. It emphasizes the magnitude, i.e., the volume of
change over time. By showing the sum of the plotted values, an Area chart also displays the
relationship of parts to the whole.

XY (SCATTER) CHART: This chart either shows the relationships in several data series or
plots two groups of numbers as one series of XY co-ordinates. This chart shows uneven
intervals or cluster of data and is commonly used for displaying scientific data. X axis is
usually assigned to an independent variable, the variable whose value is controlled or set by
the experimenter. The Y variable then becomes the dependant variable. Its each value
depends upon the corresponding value of variable X.

PIE CHART: This chart displays data in the form of a circle that is divided into a series of
segments. It shows the proportional size of individual items that makes up a data series to
the sum of items. It always shows only one data series and is useful when you want to
emphasize a significant element. This chart type works best with smaller number of values.
CREATING A CHART IN EXCEL
Excel offers the features to create an Embedded chart in a worksheet. It is displayed along
with source data and other information present in a worksheet. An embedded chart is saved
with the corresponding worksheet when a workbook is saved.

We can also create a chart in the form of a chart sheet, which only displays the chart in an
entire worksheet area. It is quite simple to create a chart in Excel.

MOVING, RESIZING, DELETING CHARTS IN


EXCEL
Once you have created an embedded chart in a worksheet, you can resize it, delete it, and
move it from one place to another if needed. Follow the given steps to do the same:

First select the chart by clicking on it.

To move the chart, place the cursor on the Chart area. A four-headed arrow appears, press
and drag it in order to move the chart in any direction. Release the mouse button to place it
at the desired location.

To resize the chart, position the mouse pointer on any of the corner border of the chart. You
will observe that the changes to a double-headed arrow. Now drag the handle in the desired
direction to change the size accordingly.

To delete a chart from the worksheet, click anywhere on the chart to select it and then press
the Delete key.

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