Microsoft Excel 2007 - Charts

Charts allow you to present information contained in the worksheet in a graphic format. Excel offers many types of charts including: Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, Scatter and more.  To view the charts available click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon.Create a ChartTo create a chart:Select the cells that contain the data you want to use in the chartClick the Insert tab on the RibbonClick the type of Chart you want to createModify a ChartOnce you have created a chart you can do several things to modify the chart. To move the chart:Click the Chart and Drag it another location on the same worksheet, orClick the Move Chart button on the Design tabChoose the desired location (either a new sheet or a current sheet in the workbook)To change the data included in the chart:Click the ChartClick the Select Data button on the Design tabTo reverse which data are displayed in the rows and columns:Click the ChartClick the Switch Row/Column button on the Design tabTo modify the labels and titles:Click the ChartOn the Layout tab, click the Chart Title or the Data Labels buttonChange the Title and click EnterChart ToolsThe Chart Tools appear on the Ribbon when you click on the chart.  The tools are located on three tabs:  Design, Layout, and Format.  Within the Design tab you can control the chart type, layout, styles, and location.Within the Layout tab you can control inserting pictures, shapes and text boxes, labels, axes, background, and analysis.Within the Format tab you can modify shape styles, word styles and size of the chart.Copy a Chart to WordSelect the chartClick Copy on the Home tabGo to the Word document where you want the chart locatedClick Paste on the Home tab