Charts In Excel
Definition: A tool to represent data graphically.
In Microsoft Excel, a chart is often called a graph. A chart is a powerful tool that allows
you to visually display data in a variety of different chart formats such as Bar, Column,
Pie, Line etc.
Benefits :
i. Allows to understand the data easily.
ii. Helps in analysis and future planning.
Creation of charts in Excel
1. Select data for the chart.
2. Select Insert > Recommended Charts.
3. Select a chart on the Recommended Charts tab, to preview the chart. Select a
chart.
4. Select OK.
5. When the chart is inserted along with the table, it is called embedded chart.
MOVE CHART
You can also paste the chart in a different work sheet.
● To do this,Right click anywhere on your chart.From the menu select move
chart.Then a dialog box will pop up.
● Select the first option if you want your chart in a new worksheet,and then type a
name of your own
When the chart moves to new sheet , it is pasted in a new sheet
without the table .And this is called chart sheet.
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Chart tools
1) Click the Insert tab;
2) Go to the Chart Layouts group;
3) Select one chart type and insert a chart into worksheet;
4) Select the chart, and then Design tab, Layout tab, and Format tab appear
in the far right of Ribbon.
The new version has the following options-
Chart design and Format
Chart design
The most important option in chart design is add chart elements –
Axis title
Chart title
Data labels
legends
Format -This option is used to format the chart.
Types of chart
Bar graphs use rectangular blocks to represent many different types of data,it is used
for comparison whereas line graphs use lines and represent trends over time
particularly well.
Fill in the blanks
1) ___________ chart is useful for showing comparison.
2) ___________ chart is useful for showing trends
3) __________ is the graphical view of data.
Answer the following
1)What are charts?
2) Write the steps to create a chart?
3)Write the difference between bar and line chart?
4)Write the steps for moving a chart to a new sheet?
5)List the different chart tools?
6)What is the difference between embedded charts and chart sheet?
Practice Task
1. Design a bar chart for marks obtained in any 4 subject .
2. Construct charts for showing the run rate of batsman for a particular match
of IPL.Consider only the top 5 scores.
i)Create bar and line with the same data.
ii) Observe your charts and select the one suited .
