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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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

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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