Wiley Excel 2007 Charts 978-0-470-04400-1 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Chapter
Introducing Excel Charts
In This Chapter
◆ What is a chart?
◆ How Excel handles charts
◆ Embedded charts versus chart sheets
◆ The parts of a chart
◆ The basic steps for creating a chart
◆ Working with charts
When most people think of a spreadsheet product such as Excel, they think of
crunching rows and columns of numbers. But, as you probably know already,
Excel is no slouch when it comes to presenting data visually, in the form of a
chart. This chapter presents an introductory overview of Excel’s charting abil-
ity, and contains enough information for a typical user to start creating and
customizing charts.
crunching rows and columns of numbers. But, as you probably know already,
Excel is no slouch when it comes to presenting data visually, in the form of a
chart. This chapter presents an introductory overview of Excel’s charting abil-
ity, and contains enough information for a typical user to start creating and
customizing charts.
What Is a Chart?
I’ll start with the basics. A chart is a visual representation of numeric values.
Charts (also known as graphs) have been an integral part of spreadsheets since
the early days of Lotus 1-2-3. Charts generated by early spreadsheet products
were extremely crude by today’s standards. But, over the years, quality and
flexibility have improved significantly. You’ll find that Excel provides you with
the tools to create a wide variety of highly customizable charts.
Charts (also known as graphs) have been an integral part of spreadsheets since
the early days of Lotus 1-2-3. Charts generated by early spreadsheet products
were extremely crude by today’s standards. But, over the years, quality and
flexibility have improved significantly. You’ll find that Excel provides you with
the tools to create a wide variety of highly customizable charts.
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