Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Plain & Simple

Chapter 12. Summarizing Data Visually Using Charts

In this section:

• Creating a Chart Quickly

• Changing a Chart’s Appearance

• Formatting Chart Legends and Titles

• Changing the Body of a Chart

• Customizing Chart Data

• Working with Common Charts and Working with Uncommon Charts

• Adding a Trendline to a Chart

• Summarizing Data Using Sparklines

Microsoft Excel 2010 gives you lots of ways to change how your numeric data is displayed. You can change the color or font of data you want to emphasize, make your labels bold to set them apart from the body of data in your worksheets, and add graphics to establish your corporate identity. You can use totals and subtotals to summarize your data, making it easier for you and your colleagues to compare values for entire ...