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How to Use Microsoft Excel to Present Your Data

Pie Chart
1. To create a pie chart of a set of data (for example, the data sets for the age of
respondents), select the range A2:F3.

2. On the insert tab, in the Charts group, click the Pie symbol.
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3. You can select either a 2-D or a 3-D pie chart to represent your data.

4. Let’s say a 2-D Pie was clicked on, the result would be this pie chart being
generated

5. Click on the pie to select the whole pie.

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6. Click on Add Chart Element>Data Labels>Data Callout, to generate the graph

below.

7. Click on “Chart Title” to change the title of the pie chart to e.g. Age of
Respondents.
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Bar Graph
To create a bar graph, execute the following steps.
1. Select the range A2:D3.

2. On the insert tab, in the Charts group, click on “Insert Column or Bar Chart”.
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3. Click on Clustered Column.

4. The result is this bar graph will be generated.

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Line Graph – shows only one data set. They are used to display data that
change over time.
To create a line graph, execute the following steps.
1. Select the range A1:D7.

2. On the insert tab, in the Charts group, click the line symbol. Then click “Line
with Marker”.
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3. The line graph generated will be as shown in the diagram below.