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Working with Charts
Unit D: Working with Charts
Term | Definition |
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X-axis | QST tour countries are on the horizontal axis |
Y-axis | Expense dollar amounts are on the vertical axis |
Category axis | Often contains the names of data groups |
value axis | Often contains numerical values that help you interpret the size of chart elements. |
plot area | The area inside the horizontal and vertical axes is the plot area |
tick marks | Vertical axis |
gridlines | Creates a scale of measure for each value |
data point | Each value in a cell you select for your chart is a data point |
data marker | Visually represents each data point |
data series | A collection of related data points is a data series |
legend | To make it easy to identify them |
sizing handles | The small series of dots at the corners and sides of the charts border |
chart sheet | A sheet in a workbook that contains only a chart that is linked to the workbook data |
embedded chart | Is inserted directly in the current worksheet and doesn't exist in a separate file. |
object | An independent element on a worksheet |
major gridlines | Represent the values at the value axis |
Minor gridlines | Represent the values between the tick marks |
text annotations | Labels that further describe your data |
exploding | Pulling that slice away from, the pie chart. |