Excel Charts Review

Which chart would you use to show change (trends) over time?
Example: Your grade in Reading since the beginning of this year. 

• Bar
• Line
• Column
• Pie

A visual representation of worksheet data.

• Column
• Data
• Chart
• Legend

Data graphed as slices of a circular area is a 

• bar chart
• scatter plot
• pie chart
• column chart

The part of the chart area that displays data.

• legend
• axis
• series
• plot area

This describes what is charted. It can be placed above or below the chart.

• Chart title
• chart area
• bar chart
• pie chart

A chart can be moved to a separate sheet.

• True
• False

Once a type of graph is chosen, it can not be changed.

• True
• False

Dorothy designed a column chart and would like to change the background color to yellow. Which chart feature would she modify?

• Axis Title
• Chart Title
• Gridlines
• Plot Area

Leigh Ann designed a bar chart and would like to add an element above the chart to make the data more meaningful. Which chart feature would she need to include?

• Axis
• Chart Title
• Data Label
• Legend

John wants to identify the exact value that each column in his chart represents. Which option should he choose?

• Gridelines
• Arrows
• Pictures
• Labels