1.

Identify and describe at least three different types of charts that you can create
using Excel.  For each type of chart, provide a specific example to illustrate when
that type of chart would be appropriate to use.
- Pie charts are used to compare one data against the whole. The entire pie chart
represents the total of the data, and each subsection of the graph is a specific
part of the chart.
- Line charts tend to depend on time. For a line chart, you only need one value of
X and Y. For example, X would be the time and Y would be the population, the
histogram would represent the change in population over X time.
- Column charts are used to compare values.
2. You have a friend who is the business manager for a local arts organization. She
needs to create an Excel chart showing revenues and expenses for the past five
years to share with the organization's advisory board. Walk your friend through
the process of creating and distributing the chart. Hint: If you haven't been
reading the Objectives Review section that's provided at the end of each chapter,
this is a good time to start. You'll find nice summaries of the chapter content in
those sections. 
- Select the data source
- Use Insert tab to create a chart, use commands in the Charts group to create a
chart (choose chart type in this step too)
- Create a column chart
- Move a chart using Cut and Paste commands
- Size a chart (row height, column width) in the Size group on the Format tab
- Distribute a chart (choose to print with the data series or separately as move the
chart to its own sheet)
3. As you worked through Ch 3, you likely noticed the Tip boxes that were scattered
throughout the chapter. Discuss at least three tips that were provided in the
chapter. As part of your discussion, make sure to explain why you think each tip
will come in handy as you move forward with Excel.
- Avoid using aggregates of data and individual values in the same chart because it
is difficult to compare individual data points as well as columns or bars that are
too small compared to the total

- Choosing one single data point by clicking that specific data point and then
clicking it again. It's really helpful for my future use as sometime the data points
are positioned over a gridline, making it's hard to see.

- Alternative for opening format task panes is to right-click the chart element and
choose the Format Element. this way is shorter than when I have to find the
chart format to add elements.
4. Discuss your three biggest take-aways from working through the chapter.
- Press CTRL to select nonadjacent ranges
- Changing the graph with Maximum Bounds box and Display units arrow
+ The values 1,600,000 will be displayed as 1,600 in the axis as I choose display
units to thousand
- The Series Options icon in the Format Data Point task pane has Point Explosion
increment function which help to adjust the size of specific slice in pie chart , so
that I can emphasize on the slice