Introduction
Welcome
()
Prerequisites for this course
()
Using the exercise files
()
1. Review the Basic Elements of an Excel Chart
Identify core elements in a chart: plot area, chart area, gridlines, legends
()
Select the right chart type
()
Understand chart sub-types
()
Understand the Design and Format tabs in the ribbon menu
()
2. Create Basic Charts
Select data to display as a chart
()
Create charts via keyboard shortcuts or Quick Analysis tool
()
Create charts with the Recommended Charts feature
()
Create charts with standard menu commands
()
Create sparklines to depict charts within a cell
()
3. Style Your Charts with the Design Tab
Add a chart element
()
Choose a chart layout with the QuickLayout option
()
Select chart colors using Colorful and Monochrome palettes
()
Style charts using the Design gallery or paintbrush icon
()
Switch rows and columns for a different view of the data
()
Change the location of a chart's source data
()
Work with empty and hidden cells
()
Change a chart's type
()
Change the default chart type and save it as a template
()
Change the location of a chart
()
Move and resize a chart within a worksheet
()
4. Fine-Tune Your Chart Elements
Modifying axes
()
Adding, editing, and removing chart and axes titles
()
Linking titles to content
()
Adding and editing data labels
()
Adding a Data Table
()
Adding error bars
()
Working with gridlines
()
Adding, editing, and removing legends
()
Adding Drop Lines, High-Low Lines, and Up-Down Bars
()
Analyzing existing and future data with trendlines
()
5. Format Tab: Insert Pictures, Shapes, and Text Boxes
Use pictures as chart elements
()
Add shapes and arrows
()
Select shape styles, fill, and outline
()
Add shape effects
()
Apply WordArt styles
()
Add floating text and text boxes
()
Work with chart text
()
Change the rotation of chart text
()
6. Adjusting Specific Chart Types
Customize column and bar charts
()
Customize line charts
()
Customize pie charts
()
Customize area, stock, and XY charts
()
Customize doughnut, bubble, and radar charts
()
7. Other Specialized Excel Charts
Create combination charts
()
Create Gantt charts
()
Create dynamic charts with filtering
()
8. New Chart Types in Excel 2016
Overview of new chart types
()
TreeMap chart
()
Sunburst chart
()
Waterfall chart
()
Histogram chart
()
Pareto chart
()
Box and Whisker chart
()
Funnel chart
()
9. Change a Chart's Data Source
Adding and removing data from charts
()
Create charts from multiple data sources
()
Add new data using a table
()
10. Print and Share Charts
Print your charts
()
Copy and link charts with Word and PowerPoint
()
Ex_Files_Excel_2016_Charts.zip
(4.5 MB)