Excel charts and graphs tutorial ppt. To move the legend to the right side of the chart execute the following steps. Including a chart in your presentation is always a good way to display your numerical or statistical data in a visual manner. In this tutorial you will learn how to insert charts and modify them so they communicate information effectively. Look at figure 1 belowa default chart inserted in powerpoint 2013 may look like the one that you see in figure 1.
About the tutorial a chart is a tool you can use in excel to communicate data graphically. Youll also learn how to work with the ones included in our templates. In this tutorial you will learn how to insert charts and modify them so they communicate information effectively. Click the button on the right side of the chart click the arrow next to legend and click right.
Instead of creating a chart from data in an entire excel spreadsheet first edit your spreadsheet. A new chart inserted in powerpoint all the data that works behind the scenes for any chart in powerpoint 2013 is essentially stored in an excel sheet as shown in figure 2 belowyou see this excel sheet the first time you insert a chart. A chart is a tool you can use in excel to communicate data graphically. One way to do this is to copy and paste data onto a separate excel workbook tab.
Its like a step 1 and step 2 of a process you create something excel and then you present it powerpoint. In excel right click on your chart and choose copy. In this tutorial youll learn how to create charts in powerpoint and how to insert an already existing chart from an excel document. Charts allow your audience to see the meaning behind the numbers and they make showing comparisons and trends much easier.
Charts allow your audience to see the meaning behind the numbers and they make showing comparisons and trends much easier. When you have only the data you need youre ready to create the chart in powerpoint. Excel is the best place to analyze data powerpoint is the best way to present it. Learn the basics of excel charts to be able to quickly create graphs for your excel reports.
You can use data labels to focus your readers attention on a single data series or data point. Then look at what you can eliminate.