Excel Charts

Excel Charts
• Charts are visual representations of data used to make it more
understandable.
• Commonly used charts are:
• Pie chart
• Bar charts
• Column chart
• Line chart
• Different charts are used for different types of data.
• Note: Charts are also called graphs and visualizations.
 Creating a Chart in Excel
Creating a chart, step by step:
1.Select the range A1:A8

2.Click on the Insert menu, then click on the Line menu and choose Line from the drop-down menu
 You should now get this chart:

Note: The cells 9 and 10 were not selected in the range, and therefore not included in the graph.
Creating Another Chart in Excel

1.Select the range A1:G4

2.Click on the insert menu, then click on the column menu ( ) and choose Clustered Column ( ) from the
drop-down menu
Excel Bar Charts
• Clustered Bar Chart
Example With Two Data Columns
Excel Stacked Bar Charts
Stacked Bar Chart
Stacked bar charts are used to highlights the total amount of contribution for each category.
This is done by stacking the bars at the end of each other.
The charts are used when you have more than one data column.
Example
We want to find out the total number of generation 1 and 2 in each of these type 1 categories: "Grass", "Fire",
"Water" and "Bug".
You can copy the values to follow along:
Excel Column Charts
Clustered Column Chart
Clustered Column charts are used when the value of data is important but the order is not .

Example With One Data Column

Example With Two Data Columns
 Stacked Column Charts
• Stacked Column Chart
• Stacked Column charts are used to highlights the total amount of contribution for each category.
• This is done by stacking columns on top of each other.
• The charts are used when you have more than one data column.
Excel Pie Charts
Pie Charts
Pie charts arrange the data as slices in a circle.
Pie charts are used for representing values of qualitative (categorical) data.
Pie charts show the contribution of each category to the total.

2-D Pie Chart

Pie charts arrange the data as slices in a circle.
2-D pie charts are used when you only have one data column.
Example
Excel Line Charts

• Line Charts
• Line charts show the data as a continuous line.
• Line charts are typically used for showing trends over time.
• In Line charts, the horizontal axis typically represents time.
• Line charts are used with data which can be placed in an order, from low to high.
Line
Line charts are used for showing data ordered from low to high.
Example
 Stacked Line
Stacked Line charts show the contribution to trends in the data.
This is done by stacking lines on top of each other.
Stacked Line charts are used with data which can be placed in an order, from low to high.
The charts are used when you have more than one data column which all add up to the total
trend.
Excel Chart Customization
Moving Charts
Excel charts can be moved around the spreadsheet.
How to move a chart, step by step:
1.Select the chart by clicking on it.
2.Drag the chart and place it where you want

Resizing Charts
Excel charts can be resized.
Resizing will scale all the elements in the chart except the text.
How to resize a chart, step by step:
1.Select the chart by clicking on it.
2.Click and drag one of the 8 points shown on the chart border and drag them
Changing The Chart Title
The default chart title in Excel is "Chart Title". This is not informative. The
title should describe the chart.
Changing the title, step by step:
1.Double click on the chart
2.Find "Chart Title" text in the newly opened menu and change it