Excel 2007 Just the Steps For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

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Just the steps you need to create spreadsheets, charts, and more

Simple steps...

...for great results

Create a Basic Chart

1.Select the data (sequential or nonsequential) you want to plot in the chart. See Figure 11-1 for an example of sequential data selected for a chart.

2.Press the F11 key. Excel immediately adds a new sheet called Chart 1 to your workbook with the data plotted into a column chart. Figure 11-2 shows you the various elements that can make up a chart

Some newer keyboards use a different function for the F11 key. If your F11 key does not produce a chart, use the Insert tab as explained in the next section.

• Title: A descriptive name for the overall chart. By default, titles are not added in a basic chart.
• X or Category axis: Column or row headings from your selected data, which Excel uses for Category axis names.
• X Axis Title: A descriptive name for the Category axis. By default, a category label is not added in a basic chart.

Get ready to

• Enter data into a spreadsheet
• Build formulas and functions
• Format cells and add graphics
• Sort and analyzedata
• Create charts andPivotTables
• Blend Excel intoPowerPoint®

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Just the steps you need to create spreadsheets, charts, and more
 

Simple steps...
 
...for great results
 
Create a Basic Chart
 
1.Select the data (sequential or nonsequential) you want to plot in the chart. See Figure 11-1 for an example of sequential data selected for a chart.
 
2.Press the F11 key. Excel immediately adds a new sheet called Chart 1 to your workbook with the data plotted into a column chart. Figure 11-2 shows you the various elements that can make up a chart
 
Some newer keyboards use a different function for the F11 key. If your F11 key does not produce a chart, use the Insert tab as explained in the next section.
* Title: A descriptive name for the overall chart. By default, titles are not added in a basic chart.
* X or Category axis: Column or row headings from your selected data, which Excel uses for Category axis names.
* X Axis Title: A descriptive name for the Category axis. By default, a category label is not added in a basic chart.
 
Get ready to
* Enter data into a spreadsheet
* Build formulas and functions
* Format cells and add graphics
* Sort and analyzedata
* Create charts andPivotTables
* Blend Excel intoPowerPoint(r)