blue03_next.gifCreating a Chart blue03_next.gifModifying a Chart

Charts generated by the Chart Wizard remain fully editable. Just double-click the chart to edit its properties.

Step by Step Instruction

1. Changing Chart Type

Double-click the Chart 1 below or choose Chart in the shortcut menu of the Chart 1. Chart Properties dialog box appears where you can edit all its properties.

In order to change the chart type, select the Chart Type tab in the Chart Properties dialog box.

Chart 1. Original Chart

Select chart type as follows. Line chart (Line) Line with markers (Line with markers). With this setting, chart will be changed as Picture 2.

Picture 2. After Chart Type has changed
 

2. Changing Chart Titles

In the Title tab of Chart Properties dialog box, you can edit the main and axis titles of a chart. Just enter a title in the appropriate field. Also specify the location of the chart or click Hide title if you do not want the title to stay visible in the Chart title location section.

3. Reset Values

In order to change the way to show the data, change the setting of data values. Select Values tab in the Chart Properties window. When you click Swap X/Y Axis button, series group (Year:2001) and X axis group (Country:Canada, USA, Europe) will be switched. Any Data inside the table will be replaced accordingly. The data table below is the result of swapping X/Y axis.

 

Canada

USA

Europe

1997

251

302

232

1998

320

380

260

1999

410

490

350

2000

497

545

423

4. Change Chart Formatting

The Chart Formatting tab in the Chart Properties dialog box lets you edit the appearance of various elements of a chart. Dotted line from the drop-down menu is selected for both X and Y-axis major grid lines and the colors have been modified in the Chart 3 below.

Chart 3. After changing Chart Title/Values/Chart Format
 

 

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