Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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1. Create Basic Charts Quickly
Select data to display as a chart
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Create charts with a keystroke or with ribbon icons
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Use the Recommended Charts options
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2. Excel Chart Concepts
Identify chart elements
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Select the right chart type
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Use chart terminology
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Use Charts Ribbon tab
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3. Adjust Chart Appearances with Chart Design Tab Choices
Add titles, labels, gridlines and other chart elements
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Choose a chart layout from the Quick Layout button
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Select chart colors and chart styles
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Use the Switch Row/Column button for a different view of the data
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Change a chart's data source
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Adjust chart settings to manage empty and hidden cells
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Change a chart's type and save it as a template
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Change the location of a chart
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4. Control Chart Element Options
Modify axes
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Add, edit, and remove chart titles and axis titles
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Link titles to content
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Add and edit data labels
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Add a data table
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Add error bars
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Work with gridlines
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Add, edit, and remove legends
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Add drop lines, up/down bars, and high-low lines
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Analyze existing and projected data with trendlines
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5. Use Format Tab Options and Other Visual Features
Add color backgrounds to chart elements
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Explore chart element formatting: Fill, outline, and effects
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Alter chart text styles: Fill, line, and effects
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Add shapes, text boxes, and arrows; add text and apply styles
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Use pictures as chart elements
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Use right-click and double-click to quickly adjust formats
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6. Use Specific Chart Types
Column and bar charts
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Line charts and area charts
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Pie charts and doughnut charts
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Scatter charts and bubble charts
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Stock charts and radar charts
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7. Change a Chart's Data Source
Add or delete data in a chart
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Create charts from multiple data sources
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Update charts automatically with a table as source data
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8. Specialized Excel Charts
Create combination charts
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Create Gantt charts
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Create frequency charts
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Use Developer tab controls to create dynamic charts
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Produce dynamic charts by using filters
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9. Print and Share Charts
Print charts
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Copy and link charts with Word and PowerPoint
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10. In-Cell Chart Alternatives
Create graphic-in-cell charts with sparklines
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Use symbols and the REPT function for in-cell charts
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Use Conditional Formatting options to create in-cell charts
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11. Chart Manipulation Tools
Move and resize a chart within a worksheet
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Convert a chart to a graphic
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Ex_Files_Mac2016_ChartsinDepth.zip
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