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Charts allow your audience to see the meaning behind the numbers, and they make showing comparisons and trends a lot easier. In this lesson, you will learn how to insert charts and modify them so that they communicate information effectively.  \nExcel workbooks can contain a lot of data, and that data can often be difficult to interpret. For example, where are the highest and lowest values? Are the numbers increasing or decreasing?  \nThe answers to questions like these can become much clearer when the data is represented as a chart. Excel has many different types of charts, so you can choose one that most effectively represents the data.  \nTypes of Charts  \nThe 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.  \nColumn Chart  \nThe 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.  \nLine Graphs  \nLine 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.  \nPie Chart  \nThe 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.  \nBar Graph  \nA bar graph illustrates comparisons among individual items.  \nArea Chart  \nAn area chart displays the magnitude of change over time.  \nScatter Graphs  \nThe 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.  \nSurface Charts  \nA surface chart comes in handy if you are to determine the optimum combination between two sets of data.  \nParts of Charts  \nThe typical chart (or graph) in Excel 2010 comprises several distinct parts, including the chart area, data series, axes, legend, plot area, gridlines, data markers, and more. The following list summarizes the parts of a typical Excel chart, some of which appear in the illustration.  \nA typical column chart containing a variety of standard chart elements.  \nChart area: Everything inside the chart window, including all parts of the chart (labels, axes, data markers, tick marks, and other elements listed here) .  \nData marker: A symbol on the chart that represents a single value in the worksheet. A data marker (or data point) may be a bar in a bar chart, a pie ina pie chart, or a line on a line chart. Data markers with the same shape or pattern represent a single data series in the chart.  \nData series: A group of related values, such as all the values in a single row in the chart. A chart can have just one data series (shown in a single bar or line), but it usually has several.  \nAxis: A line that serves as a major reference for plotting data in a chart. In twodimensional charts there are two axes—the x-axis (horizontal/category) and they-axis (vertical/value) . In most two-dimensional charts (except bar charts), Excel plots categories (labels) along the x-axis and values (numbers) along the y-axis. Bar charts reverse the scheme, plotting values along the x-axis. Pie charts have no axes. Three-dimensional charts have an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis. The x-and yaxes delineate the horizontal surface of the chart. The z-axis is the vertical axis, showing the depth of the third dimension in the chart.  \nTick mark: A small line intersecting an axis. A tick mark indicates a category, scale, or chart data series. A tick mark can have a label attached.  \nPlot area: The area where Excel plots your data, including the axes and all markers that represent data points.  \nGridlines: Optional line","cbCaijDBsvBZAT4g","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijDBsvBZAT4g","pdf",726967,"English","# Lesson15-Charts Introduction\n## Charts Overview\n## Types of Charts\n## Parts of Charts\n## To Create a Chart\n## Chart Tools\n## To Change the Chart Type","[{\"question\":\"Why use charts in Excel?\",\"answer\":\"Charts help communicate data graphically, making the meaning behind numbers clearer and comparisons and trends easier to see.\"},{\"question\":\"Which chart types are commonly used?\",\"answer\":\"Common types include Column Chart, Line Graphs, Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Area Chart, Scatter Graphs, Stock Chart, and Surface Chart.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main parts of a typical Excel chart?\",\"answer\":\"A typical chart includes elements such as the chart area, data series, axes, legend, plot area, gridlines, and data markers.\"}]","Lesson15-Charts Introduction | PDF",1791873417,6]