Chapter 1
Creating a Chart
IN THIS CHAPTER
Creating a chart
Positioning a chart in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Changing the appearance of a chart
Exploring some fancy-schmancy chart tricks
Nothing is more persuasive than a chart. The bars, pie slices, lines, or columns show immediately whether production is up or down, cats are better than dogs or dogs better than cats, or catsup tastes better than ketchup. Fans of charts and graphs will be glad to know that putting a chart in a Word document, Excel worksheet, or PowerPoint slide is fairly easy.
This chapter explains how to create a chart. It looks at which charts are best for presenting different kinds of data, how to change a chart’s appearance, and how to save charts in a template that you can use again. You discover some nice chart tricks, including how to make a picture the backdrop for a chart and how to annotate a chart. This chapter also addresses common chart problems.
The Basics: Creating a Chart
Throughout this chapter, I explain the whys, wherefores, and whatnots of creating a chart. Before going into details, here ...
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