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Explain scope of class.\n(5) Vocabulary\nOpen Graphs and Pivot Tables.xlsx from the desktop.\nRibbon and Tabs\nHome Tab – where your most frequently accessed features are.\nInsert Tab – where you can add new content to your spreadsheet.\nContextual Tabs – tabs that only appear when you have a specific object selected. You don’t need graph editing tools until you have a graph in your worksheet.\nWorkbook and Worksheet\nWorkbook - made up of one or more worksheets. It is the actual file.\nWorksheet – individual sheets in workbook. Accessed through the tabs at the bottom of the workbook.\nWhat is a graph?\nA visual representation of data.\nWhat is a pivot table?\nAn interactive way to quickly summarize large amounts of data.\nUse a PivotTable report to analyze numerical data in detail and to answer unanticipated questions about your data.\nBoth of these tools are data summary tools.\n(5) Create a Graph\nDiscussion/Explanation\nWhen is using a graph appropriate?\nWhen you want to visually represent data, you can use a graph.\nGraphs work best report on 2 axes of information, not more.\nWhere have you seen graphs used before?\nOn TV – Presidential stats, weather comparisons with previous years.\nFinancial reports – show how much money you have today v. last year.\nActivity: Insert a graph showing the earnings for all stores in Denver for last year.\nStep 1 – Click anywhere in your data.\nTeacher’s Tip: Explain that if you are not clicked into a cell with text in it, you will get a blank graph. Make sure you always start by clicking on the data you want to display.\nStep 2 – Go to the Insert tab.\nTake a second to look at the various chart types.\nIf you hover on any of the buttons, you get a brief summary of what that graph will show you if you use it.\nAsk students: which of the graph types would work best for this question?\nWhen in doubt, hover on a bunch of different types of graphs to get a preview. Use that to see if it shows you what you want to see.\nStep 3 – Click on one of the graph types of your student suggestions.\nTeacher’s Tip: Point out that we have contextual tabs that appear while we have the graph selected. If we click off the graph, the tabs go away. When we click on the graph, they reappear. The only time we have graph editing tools is when we have a graph selected.\nStep 4 – Click on Change Chart Type in the Type grouping.\nStep 5 – Select the 2D column chart and click OK.\n(5) Edit the Graph\nActivity: Make the graph pretty.\nMake the graph bigger using the handles on the corners.\nChange the graph title to 2014 Store Earnings.\nClick on a different layout in the Chart Styles grouping.\nClick ","cbCainW3FoaRpJQH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainW3FoaRpJQH","docx",95084,7,"English","# Introduction\n## Lesson Objectives\n## Lesson Prep Work\n## Lesson Prerequisites\n# Vocabulary\n## Ribbon and Tabs\n## Workbook and Worksheet\n## What is a Graph?\n## What is a Pivot Table?\n# Create a Graph\n## When to Use a Graph\n## Insert and Edit a Graph\n# Change How the Data is Displayed\n## Compare Locations for a Month\n## Switch Row/Column and Select Data\n# Insert a Pivot Tables\n## When to Use a Pivot Table","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between a graph and a pivot table in Excel?\",\"answer\":\"A graph provides a visual representation of data, while a pivot table is an interactive way to quickly summarize large amounts of data. 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