Review 5.8 Excel Charts

Michael is preparing a presentation for his annual business review. He wants to include various charts to represent the company's sales data. What are the different types of Excel Charts he can use?

• Stock

• Area

• Line

• Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, Scatter, Stock, Surface, Doughnut, Bubble, Radar, Combo

Sophia is working on a school project about population growth. How can she create Excel Charts in her spreadsheet to visualize the data?

• Select data, go to 'Insert' tab, choose chart type, customize

• Manually draw the chart with a pen

• Click on 'Help' tab

• Use the 'Format Painter' tool

James is preparing a presentation for his science project and decides to include Excel Charts to represent his data. What are some common formatting options he can use for his Excel Charts?

• Changing chart type, adjusting colors, adding titles and labels, resizing, applying different chart styles

• Adding emojis to the chart

• Applying 3D effects

• Changing font style

Aria has created a sales report in Excel and wants to present it in the next team meeting. How can she customize the Excel Charts in the report to better reflect the team's branding and make the data more accessible?

• Clicking on the chart and expecting it to change automatically

• Entering random numbers in the hope that the chart will improve

• Wishing for Excel to intuitively understand her design preferences

• The process involves right-clicking on the chart, selecting 'Format Chart Area', and making adjustments to colors, fonts, chart type, axis labels, data series, legends, titles, data labels, and gridlines.

Imagine Aria is analyzing sales data over the past year to identify trends. Which type of Excel Chart is best for Aria to use?

• Scatter Plot

• Line Chart

• Pie Chart

• Bar Chart

Abigail is working on a sales report in Excel and wants to change the color scheme of a chart to make it more visually appealing. How can she do this?

• Right-click on the chart and select 'Change Colors'

• Click on the chart, go to 'Chart Tools' tab, choose 'Change Colors', select new color scheme

• Navigate to 'File' tab and choose 'Color Scheme'

• Use the 'Undo' button to revert to default colors

Imagine Kai is preparing a presentation for the school's science fair, and he decides to include an Excel Chart to show the growth of plants under different light conditions. What is the purpose of Kai adding data labels to this Excel Chart?

• To add unnecessary clutter to the chart

• To provide context and clarity by displaying the exact values of the data points on the chart, making it easier for the audience to understand the growth patterns.

• To confuse viewers by displaying incorrect data

• To make the chart visually appealing without any informative value

Imagine Daniel has conducted a month-long study on the daily temperature fluctuations in his city. He has plotted all the data points in an Excel chart. Now, he wants to analyze the overall trend of temperature changes over the month. How should Daniel add a trendline to his Excel Chart to accomplish this?

• Select the chart, then press 'Delete' key

• The steps to add a trendline to an Excel Chart are: 1. Select the chart, 2. Right-click on the data series, 3. Choose 'Add Trendline', 4. Customize options, 5. Click 'OK'.

• Right-click on the chart and select 'Print'

• Choose 'Add Trendline' from the 'File' menu

When should you use a pie chart in Excel?

• When you want to show the proportion of parts to a whole, such as the percentage of sales each product contributes to Benjamin's bakery.

• When you want to display a time series data

• When you want to show geographical data

• When you want to compare individual values

In a school project, Evelyn, Grace, and Lily used an Excel Chart to present their findings. What is the significance of the legend in this Excel Chart?

• The legend in an Excel Chart is used for changing the chart type

• The legend in an Excel Chart provides information about the chart title

• The legend in an Excel Chart is used for adjusting the chart size

• The legend in an Excel Chart is significant as it helps users identify the data series represented in the chart.