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® Excel 2013 Charts and Graphs Bill Jelen 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA Excel® 2013 Charts and Graphs Copyright © 2013 by Que Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4862-1 ISBN-10: 0-7897-4862-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file. 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For more information, please contact U.S. Corporate and Government Sales 1-800-382-3419 [email protected] For sales outside of the U.S., please contact International Sales [email protected] Contents at a Glance Introduction: Using Excel 2013 to Create Charts 1 Introducing Charts in Excel 2013 2 Customizing Charts 3 Creating Charts That Show Trends 4 Creating Charts That Show Differences 5 Creating Charts That Show Relationships 6 Creating Stock Analysis Charts 7 Advanced Chart Techniques 8 Creating Pivot Charts and Power View Dashboards 9 Using Sparklines, Data Visualizations, and Other Nonchart Methods 10 Presenting Excel Data on a Map 11 Using SmartArt Diagrams and Shapes 12 Exporting Charts for Use Outside of Excel 13 Using Excel VBA to Create Charts 14 Knowing When Someone Is Lying to You with a Chart A Charting References Index Contents Introduction: Using Excel 2013 to Create Charts Choosing the Right Chart Type Using Excel as Your Charting Canvas Topics Covered in This Book This Book’s Objectives Versions of Excel Conventions Used in This Book Special Elements in This Book Next Steps 1 Introducing Charts in Excel 2013 What’s New in Excel 2013 Charts Choosing Among the Three Ways to Create a Chart Creating a Chart from the Quick Analysis Icon Inserting a Recommended Chart Creating a Chart Using the Other Icons on the Insert Tab Creating a Chart Using Alt+F1 Changing the Chart Title Editing a Title in the Formula Bar Why Can’t Excel Pick Up the Title from the Worksheet? Assigning a Title from a Worksheet Cell Handling Special Situations Charting Noncontiguous Data Charting Nonsummarized Data Charting Differing Orders of Magnitude Using a Custom Combo Chart Reversing the Series and Categories in a Chart Changing the Data Sequence by Using Select Data Using the Charting Tools Introducing the Three Helper Icons Introducing the Format Task Pane Using Commands on the Design Tab Micromanaging Formatting Using the Format Tab Using Commands on the Home Tab Changing the Theme on the Page Layout tab Moving Charts Moving a Chart Within the Current Worksheet Moving a Chart to a Different Worksheet Next Steps 2 Customizing Charts Accessing Element Formatting Tools Identifying Chart Elements Recognizing Chart Labels and Axes Recognizing Analysis Elements Identifying Special Elements in a 3D Chart Formatting Chart Elements Moving the Legend Changing the Arrangement of a Legend Formatting Individual Legend Entries Adding Data Labels to a Chart Adding a Data Table to a Chart Formatting Axes Displaying and Formatting Gridlines Formatting the Plot Area and Chart Area Controlling 3D Rotation in a 3D Chart Forecasting with Trendlines Adding Drop Lines to a Line or Area Chart Adding Up/Down Bars to a Line Chart Showing Acceptable Tolerances by Using Error Bars Formatting a Series Formatting a Single Data Point

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Use Excel 2013’s radically revamped charting and graphing tools to communicate more clearly, powerfully, and quickly… so you drive your message home, and get the decisions and actions you’re looking for! This book reveals data visualization techniques you won’t find anywhere else and shows y