What’s New for Charts in Excel 2007

This section is quite different from the "What’s New for Your Documents in the 2007 Office Suite" section in many chapters because the answer in this case is both everything and nothing. The charting engine is entirely new, which means that charts look different, have different formatting capabilities, and offer different methods for editing and managing chart elements.

However, whatever chart types you knew how to create before, you still know. Most of the customizations you’ve made to charts in the past you can still make. We’ll be looking at new features, new capabilities and limitations, and new methods throughout this chapter. But, it’s important to know that most of what you already know about Excel charting ...

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