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Excel tip 3
Conceptual charts
A chart graphically represents data, but you can give it even more
impact by using art to create a conceptual or metaphorical reinforcement
for the numbers. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.
Fill a pie chart with items the chart is “counting.” If you don’t have photos of the items, use
your scanner to capture the images you need.
Fill an area chart with concept-appropriate art — spring sales represented with flowers, fall
sales with fall leaves, summer sales with suns, winter sales with snowflakes.
To add art to an area chart, click the
bar or bar series that you want to fill,
then choose Fill Effects, Picture, Select
Picture. Excel will automatically wrap
the art around 3-D bars.
Add clip art to the high peaks of a fever chart. Or, position the art in the valleys to emphasize
the negative areas of the chart. This effect works best when the chart is very simple.
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