Microsoft Office

Part III
Creating Charts and Graphics
Trying other chart styles
If you’d like to try some of the prebuilt chart styles, select the chart and choose Chart Tools ➪ Design ➪
Chart Styles gallery. You’ll find an amazing selection of different colors and effects, all available with a single
mouse click.
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The styles displayed in the gallery depend on the workbook’s theme. When you choose Page
Layout ➪ Themes to apply a different theme, you’ll have a new selection of chart styles
designed for the selected theme.
Figure 19.9 shows the chart after drastically changing its appearance by applying a new chart style, which
adds a three-dimensional look to the columns.
FIGURE 19.9
A single click applies a new style and dramatically changes the chart’s look.
Working with Charts
This section covers some common chart modifications:
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Moving and resizing charts
Copying a chart
Deleting a chart
Adding chart elements
Moving and deleting chart elements
Formatting chart elements
Printing charts
Before you can modify a chart, the chart must be activated. To activate an embedded chart,
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click it. Doing so activates the chart and also selects the element that you click. To activate a
chart on a chart sheet, just click its sheet tab.
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