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Presentation Designing a personal budget spreadsheet using MS Excel 2007.
Why are charts good to use?
Why are charts good to use?
• A chart gets your point across — Fast.
• With a chart you can transform worksheet data to show comparisons, patterns, and trends.
What are some types of charts?
Which type of chart is best to portray proportion of market share?
The pie chart is the best type of chart to use whenever words like percentage or market share appear in the message to be delivered.
How do Select a Chart?
Selecting a Chart TypeClick the Insert tab on the RibbonIn the Charts group, click the Pie button
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How to Create a Chart
Specify the data series.Select the range of cells to chart.Select the chart type.Insert the chart and designate the chart
location.Choose chart options.Change the chart location and size.
What can you do to enhance your chart?
Formatting a Pie ChartClick the chart to select itIn the Labels group on the Chart Tools
Layout tab, click the Data Labels button, and then click More Data Label Options
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Setting the Pie Slice ColorsIn pie charts with legends, it’s best to make
the slice colors as distinct as possible to avoid confusion
Click the pie to select the entire data series, and then click the slice you wish to change
Change the fill color
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Step 1: Highlight the appropriate data and create the pie chart and add that chart to a new worksheet.
Step 2: Add data labels to your pie chart.
Step 3: Ensure you also have percentages showing on your pie chart.
Highlight data in spreadsheet Add data labels
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Step 4: Add a title to your pie chart
Step 5: Rename the worksheet tab to Pie Chart.
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