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                 Formatting a Chart

                 PowerPoint provides various tools to improve the appearance of a chart. When you
                 select a chart on a slide, a new contextual tab named Chart Tools will appear. The

                 Chart Tools tab contains two tabs named Design and Format.







                                                           Chart Tools tab

                 These tabs contain various commands to change the layout, style, colours, type
                 and shape of the chart. Let’s learn about some of these in detail.


                 Changing 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:  Select the chart and click on the Change Chart Type command of the
                          Type group under the Design tab of the Chart Tools tab. The Change
                          Chart Type dialog box will appear.


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                                                        Changing chart type


                 Step 2:  Click on Line from the left panel of the Change Chart Type dialog box.
                 Step 3:  Click on the Line with Markers option from the right panel.

                 Step 4:  Click on the OK button. The chart will change to Line Chart similar to this.




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