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Chapter Profile
                        USING CHARTS IN POWERPOINT


                 A chart is an important part of PowerPoint to display data in pictorial form. It makes it easier to draw

                 comparison and analyse the growth, relationship and trends among the values in a table.

                 Types of Charts

                 PowerPoint provides a variety of different chart formats such as Bar, Column, Pie, Line, Area, Scatter,

                 Surface.
                    Line Chart: It is used to show trends over a period of time. It is similar to plotting a graph on
                    a graph paper with its values on X and Y axis. It uses connecting dots to display trends over a
                    period of time.

                    Column Chart: It is usually used to display the data in the form of vertical bars. It is used to show the
                    changes in data over a period of time or comparison among the different data items. The categories
                    are represented on the horizontal axis and the values are represented on the vertical axis.

                    Pie Chart: It is a circular chart divided into sectors where each sector shows the relative size of
                    each value. It always shows only one data series. It is useful when you want to emphasis on a
                    significant element.

                    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: The bar chart displays the data in the form of long rectangular rods also called bars.
                    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.
                    XY Scatter Chart: Scatter charts also known as XY scatter plot charts. They show the correlations
                    between the two sets of values. The X and Y axis is used to represent the data plots on the chart.


                 Components of a Chart
                 Following are the main components of a chart:

                    Chart Title: Chart title describes the main aim and content of the chart.
                    X-axis:  X-axis  is  the     Grid lines                                               Chart Title
                    horizontal  axis of  the
                    chart. It is also called the   Chart Area                                             Plot Area
                    category axis.

                    Y-axis:  Y-axis  is  the
                    vertical axis of the chart.     Y-axis                                                Data Series
                    It is also called the value                                                            Data Labels
                    axis.                           X-axis

                    Plot Area:  Plot  Area is                                                               Legend
                    the rectangular area                              Components of a Chart
                    bounded by the two axis. It contains the actual chart and includes the plotted data, data series,
                    category and value axis.



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