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These bars can be placed horizontally on the chart area. It illustrates the comparisons amongst
the individual items. In this chart, categories are represented on the vertical axis and values are
represented on the horizontal axis.
Area Chart: It is used to display the quantitative magnitude of the data graphically. These charts
are based on the features of the line chart. They basically emphasise the area between the line
and the axis with the help of the colours, textures, pictures, etc.
Bar chart Area chart
Change Chart Type
You can change the type of an existing chart at any time. Perform the following steps to change
the chart type:
Step 1 Double-click anywhere on the chart. The Formatting toolbar will appear below the
menu bar.
Formatting toolbar
Step 2 Click on the Chart Type tool ( ). The Chart Type dialog box appears.
Step 3 Click on the Line from the left pane of the Chart Type dialog box.
Step 4 Click on the Points and Lines option from the right pane.
Step 5 Click on the OK button. The chart will change to Line Chart similar to this.
Chart Type dialog box Points and Lines chart
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