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Excel: Charts & Graphs
Xander Jacksonhttp://facultyweb.cortland.edu/
alexander.jackson
Intro To Charts
• What do Charts do?• How are they made?– Normalize data– Select data– Insert Chart– Choose Type
• What type of Chart should I use?– Various designs
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• Excel likes data in neat columns and rows
• When selecting for a chart, make data form up into squares
• Select the same size blocks
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• As long as the selections are equivalent, Excel can make a chart
• Hold CTRL while selecting to get non-consecutive data
California Oregon Washington1995 31,589 3,141 5,4312000 32,521 3,397 5,8582005 34,441 3,613 6,2582015 41,373 3,992 7,0582025 49,285 4,349 7,808
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Insert Charts & Choose Type
• Open SixCharts.xlsx• Make Charts
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