Chapter 15. Charts

Microsoft Excel’s charting feature is an impressive tool. A chart allows the user to graphically display almost any type of data stored in a worksheet. There are times when a chart is more meaningful than a list of numbers. For example, a user might have a better grasp of the increase and decrease of monthly sales if shown using a line or bar chart. To write the same kind of information in simple text would take many paragraphs and not flow all that well.

When creating charts, there are more than 100 types to choose from. With the many objects contained within the charts, such as the Legend, the x-axis and the y-axis, and the Chart Titles, the end result ...

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