CHART COMPONENTS

Lesson 6 – Working With Charts and Graphics, continued

Is it a chart or a graph?

• A graph is a feature of a chart used to plot data.

• The chart is the total package that includes the title, value labels, and legend.

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Data Series

Examples of business uses of charts

• To represent sales trends within the different departments of a store.

• To represent the contribution of individual employee sales to the total sales for a company.

• To represent the percent of each expense to total expenses.

• To explain stock price fluctuations to stock holders.

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GRAPH AND CHART PARTS

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Components of Graphs and Charts Y- axis - the left

vertical side; it contains the numerical data.

X-axis - the bottom horizontal side; it contains the category information.

Data markers -represent values.

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Data Marker

Data Series

• A collection of related values from the worksheet; one row/column on the spreadsheet.

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Data Series

Gridline

• Horizontal or vertical line that extends across the plot area of the graph to make it easier to read and understand the values.

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Gridline

Plot Area

• The rectangular area bound by the category and values axes.

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Plot Area

Tick Mark

• Used to add clarification to the data categories.

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Tick Marks

Legend

• The object that explains the symbols, colors, or patterns used to differentiate the data.

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Legend

Data Label

• Single value or piece of data from the data series.

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Data Labels

Chart Title

• Describes the purpose and content.

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Title

Axis Titles

• Describe the x and y axis data.

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Axis Titles

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Now it’s your turn1. Data Series

2. Chart Title

3. Y Axis Labels

4. Data Labels

5. Plot Area

6. Gridline

7. Legend

8. X Axis Labels

9. X Axis Title

10. Tick Mark

Embedded vs. Separate

• An embedded chart is one that appears on the same

sheet as the worksheet it represents.

• A separate chart is one that does not appear on the same

sheet as the worksheet it represents.

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Linked Chart• A linked chart is one that will change to reflect

changes made to the spreadsheet it represents.