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Charts
Create a Chart | Change Chart Type | Switch Row/Column | Chart Title | Legend Position | Data Labels
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A simple chart in Excel can say more than a sheet full of numbers. As you'll see, creating charts is very easy.
Charts
Create a Chart
To create a line chart, execute the following steps.

1. Select the range A1:D7. Learn more, it's easy

2. On the Insert tab, in the Charts group, choose Line, and select Line with Markers.
Column Chart

Line Chart

Pie Chart

Bar Chart

Area Chart

Scatter Chart

Data Series

Axes

Chart Sheet

Trendline

Error Bars

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Sparklines

Start Download Combination Chart

Gauge Chart
1) Click to Begin 2)
Download App 3) Get 100s Thermometer Chart

of Free Books & Readers Gantt Chart

Pareto Chart

Download Excel File

Result: charts.xls

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Change Chart Type

You can easily change to a different type of chart at any time.

1. Select the chart.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Charts group, choose Column, and select Clustered Column.

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Result:

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Switch Row/Column
If you want the animals, displayed on the vertical axis, to be displayed on the horizontal axis instead, execute the
following steps.

1. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates.

2. On the Design tab, click Switch Row/Column.

Result:

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Chart Title
To add a chart title, execute the following steps.

1. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates.

2. On the Layout tab, click Chart Title, Above Chart.

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3. Enter a title. For example, Population.

Result:

Legend Position
By default, the legend appears to the right of the chart. To move the legend to the bottom of the chart, execute the
following steps.

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1. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates.

2. On the Layout tab, click Legend, Show Legend at Bottom.

Result:

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Data Labels
You can use data labels to focus your readers' attention on a single data series or data point.

1. Select the chart. The Chart Tools contextual tab activates.

2. Click an orange bar to select the Jun data series. Click again on an orange bar to select a single data point.

3. On the Layout tab, click Data Labels, Outside End.

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Result:

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