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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, 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. The Change Chart Type dialog box will

                      appear.




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                                                    Changing chart type

            Step 2   Click on  Line  from  the  left
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                      panel of the Change Chart

                      Type dialog box.
            Step 3   Click on the Line with
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                      Markers option from the
                      right panel.

            Step 4   Click on the OK button. The
                      chart  will change  to  Line

                      Chart similar to this.
            Changing Chart Layout
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            You can change the layout of
            your  chart.  This means that  you
            can format,  move and even add

            components of a chart. Perform the following steps to change the chart layout:


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