Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office Excel 2003

Chapter 23. Professional Charting Techniques

In this chapter

• Formatting Charts for a Professional Look

• Creating Column Depth

• Pie Chart Techniques

• Using Fill Effects to Show Variance in 3D Charts

• Using Form Controls with Charts

• Stacking Multiple Charts

• Creating Cost and Production Curves with Charts for Variance

• Linking Chart Text to Worksheet Cells

• Charting Hidden Data

• Creating Effective Multiple-Combination Charts

Formatting Charts for a Professional Look

What are “professional” chart techniques? And who dictates what “professional” is? Professional techniques separate those who achieve and create impact from those who don’t. To be able to say a thousand words with a single chart or a series of charts can be extremely important. There’s a certain standard ...