Alex Devenney

Section 10.5- Creating Charts in Excel

1. Bar chart- a graphic illustration of spreadsheet data, in which vertical and

horizontal lines, bars, or charts represent data values

2. Column bar chart-a display of data represented in a graphic illustration
3. Data label- a label that provides information from the spreadsheet
4. Legend- a guide on a chart that explains the symbols, colors, etc., used to

represent categories of data

5. Line Chart- a chart that uses points on a grid connected by lines to represent

values in a spreadsheet.
6. Percentage label- a label that indicates what percentage is indicated
7. Pie chart- a graphic illustration of a spreadsheet that compares the sizes of

pieces to a whole
8. X axis- a horizontal bar-chart scale that displays a range of values
9. Y axis- a vertical bar-chart scale that displays a range of values