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PowerPoint:Customizing Charts
Computer Information TechnologySection 5-13
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Objectives:The student will:
1. Know how to change the chart type2. Know how to add a chart title, titles to the y and x
axis3. Know to change the color of various parts of a
chart
PowerPoint: Customizing Charts
PowerPoint: Customizing Charts Start with a Chart
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PowerPoint: Charts
Notice that the chart has a few problemsOnly 2 of the 5 names are shown on the x-
axisThere are no titles – no chart title, no y-axis
title, etc.A column chart is an acceptable way of
showing this data but it depends on what you want the audience to concentrate on
Changing the Chart Type
Let’s say we wanted to show each movie’s relative proportion of the total $s. What kind of chart would show that?
Changing the Chart Type
If you double click on the chart it will “open” the graphing program. Note that the ribbon on the top has changed:
Changing the Chart Type By clicking on
Chart Type we can change the chart to any of the different charts. If we pick Pie the chart will change to a pie chart
Note there different kinds of pie charts
Pie Chart
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Chart Options The chart options depend on the chart
type. For a pie chart the options are: Chart Title Legend Data labels
Click on Chart Layouts to select the position for them.
Chart Options
You can set the chart options on the Layout tab for the chart.
Pie Chart
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Top 5 Grossing Movies for 2010
Toy Story 3Alice in Wonder-landIron Man 2The Twilight Saga: EclipseInception
Pie Chart Options Titles
The only title you can add to a pie chart is a title for the Chart.
LegendWhere to put the legend
Data labelsAdds labels to the pieces of the pie:
Column Chart Options
Column charts have additions options:
Column Chart Options Chart Title
Add a Chart Title Axis Titles
Add titles to the X and Y axes Legend
Turn the legend on and off and control it’s placement Data labels
Adds labels to the pieces of the columns Data table
Show the data underneath the chart
Column Chart Options
AxesTurn on the labels for the X and Y axes
GridlinesTurn on or off the X and Y gridlines
Column Chart Options Adding titles to chart helps make it more
understandable
Toy Story 3
Alice in Won-
derland
Iron Man 2
The Twi-light Saga:
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In-cep-tion
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Top 5 Grossing Movies for 2010
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Formatting Items in a Chart Once you have opened a chart you can
click on items and format them (right click or go to the layout tab). For example:Change the color of columns or pie piecesChange the fontsEtc.
We can edit the X-Axis and correct the movie titles so they all showSmaller font, specific interval unit, rotate text
(custom angle)
Formatting Items in a Chart
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Summary
Once you create your chart you can customize it.
Adding titles, etc. lets the audience know what they are looking at
Everything in a chart be selected and changed.
Rest of Today Customize your chart from Homework 5-12
Add a chart TitleAdd a title to the Y-AxisMake sure all text is readableAdd your name and the period in the footerPrint the slide and turn it in