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UNIT-4 ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET





                5          CREATE AND INSERT DIFFERENT

                           TYPES OF CHARTS IN A SPREADSHEET









              Charts in a spreadsheet help show data in a simple, visual way, making it easier to understand. You can create
              different types of charts, like bar, line, or pie charts, based on what you want to show.  For example, if you are
              tracking your weekly sales, you can use a bar chart to show how much you earned each day. If you want to
              compare the percentage of sales for different products, a pie chart would be helpful.
                CHARTS AND GRAPHS

              In the spreadsheet package, there are additional features that help to represent information in the form of
              charts and graphs. It is a graphical representation of data from a sheet that is very useful for instant analysis
              of data and decision-making. There are various options of charts that can be used to display in LibreOffice
              Calc in graphical format.
              Advantages of Charts

              Following are the advantages of charts:
                 Charts are visually appealing and it makes it easy for the users to compare and understand the information.
                It helps to forecast the trends on the basis of comparisons done.

              Types of Charts

              Following are the types of charts:
                                   Chart Type                                            Example
               Line Chart: Line chart  is used to view  information
               that is shown by lines at equal intervals. It depicts the
               change in data over a period of time.









               Column  Chart:  A column chart represents the data
               over a period of time in columns. Each column rises
               from  X-axis and indicates the value of a data. The
               measurement values are shown vertically as Y-axis.















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