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CREATING A CHART
CONDITIONAL FORMATTING
Creating a chart in Excel is a simple process. To create a chart, follow the given steps:

Conditional Formatting allows you to apply formatting (such as colours or styles) to cells
automatically based on their values. This makes it easier to highlight important data and trends 2 Click on the Insert tab. 3 Click on the Insert Column or Bar Chart option.
for quick analysis.
To apply Conditional Formatting, follow the given steps:
4 Select the chart you want
2 Click on the Conditional Formatting option. to add in your worksheet.
1 Select the range of
data you want to plot.

3 Hover your mouse pointer over Highlight
Cells Rules and select Less Than.

1 Select the range of cells you want to format.
Excel will automatically generate the chart on your worksheet. You can then customise it by
clicking on the chart and using the Chart Tools to modify titles, labels and styles as needed.

4 Enter the value and COMPONENTS OF A CHART
select the formatting style.
A chart is made up of several key components:
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Chart Area: The entire space that holds the chart,
5 Click OK to apply the formatting.
including all elements. Visit the given link
to learn more about how to
Chart Title: A title that describes the chart, making it modify charts:
easier to understand the data. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=RFbhD03x0Ac
The cells with values less than the specified number will be highlighted with the selected format. X-axis: The horizontal axis of the chart, also known as Answer the given questions:
the category axis. 1. How can you change the
Ask chart title in Excel?
AGENT Y-axis: The vertical axis of the chart, also known as the
OrangeAI 2. Name two chart elements
Prepare a worksheet that applies Excel formulas and functions to solve practical problems. value axis. you can modify in Excel as
Plot Area: The region where the data series are plotted, mentioned in the video.
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excluding labels and titles.
Data Series: The actual data that is plotted on the chart. A data series is represented by a

CHARTS IN EXCEL series of markers (bars, lines, etc.).
Data Labels: Labels that show the actual values of each data point on the chart.
Charts are powerful tools that help you visually represent data, making it easier to analyse and Gridlines: Lines that help viewers read the values of the chart more easily by dividing the plot

communicate insights. They allow you to quickly identify trends, patterns and comparisons in area into uniform sections.
your data.

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