Creating, Modifying and Formatting Charts
Charts are a pictorial graphical representation of
mathematical information in the worksheet.
Advantages of Using Chart
• We can visualize the data very easily.
• Charts are visually appealing and make it easy for
users to see comparisons, patterns and trends in
data.
• Calc has various types of charts to choose from.
Components of Chart
A Chart is defined into Chart Area and Plot Area.
Chart Area
The Complete region in which the chart lies.
Plot Area
The region where the actual chart is plotted is called
the plot area.
X and Y axis
The Horizontal axis (Categories) and Vertical axis.
Chart Title
Title of the chart, describing the chart.
Axis Title
Titles of X and Y axis.
Legend
Colour and data used in chart.
Data Labels
It provides additional information.
Gridlines
Horizontal and Vertical lines in the plot area are called
Gridlines. These lines make it easier to view and
evaluate the data on the chart.
Types of Charts
Column Chart
Values are displayed in the form of vertical columns
in this chart. Many different data series and their
values are displayed on X-axis and y-axis.
Bar Chart
Categories are listed vertically, so that bars appear on
the horizontal, thus there is less emphasis on time
flow.
Line Chart
Line chat trends to emphasize the rate of change
rather than volume of change over time.
Scatter Chart
They are useful, if the data on the X-axis represent
uneven intervals of of time or increments of
measurement.
Area Chart
They are used to compare the changes in volume of a
data series over time, emphasizing the amount of
change rather than the rate of change.
Pie Chart
Only one data series can be plotted, making 100%.
These are used to compare the size of the parts with
the whole.
Creating Chart
Steps to create Chart
Step 1: Select the data you want to summaries
visually and then click on the Insert tab.
Step 2: Choose chart option. Chart wizard dialog box
will appear.
Step 3: Select chart type as column, bar etc., and
choose the desired option in Normal. Click on next
button.
Step 4: Select a Data Range and click on Next button.
Step 5: Change the order of data using Add or
Remove button. Click on Next button.
Step 6: Choose , Title, Legend and grid settings and
click on Finish button.
