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COMPONENTS OF A CHART

            Following are the components of a chart:

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

                Y-axis: Y-axis is the vertical axis of the chart. It is also called the value axis.
                 Plot Area: It is the rectangular area bounded by the two axis. It contains the actual chart and
               includes the plotted data, data series, category and value axis.



                   Grid lines                                                                    Chart Title







                                                                                                Plot Area

                                                                                                Data Series
                     Y-axis

                     X-axis                                                                     Data Labels


                                                                                                Legend

                                                    Components of a Chart
                Data Series: Data series is related to the set of values. It is represented by the bars or slices
               that represent the data values.

                 Data Labels: Data labels includes data values, category name, series name, legend keys and
               values from cells.

                 Gridlines: These can be either horizontal or vertical lines depending on the selected chart
               type. It makes it easier to read and understand the values.
                Legend: Legend is a key which shows the meanings of symbols and colours used in the chart.

                Chart Area: The area that includes all objects and elements in a chart.
                TYPES OF CHARTS IN EXCEL 2016

            Excel 2016 provides a variety of different chart formats

            such as Bar, Column, Pie, Line, Area, Waterfall, Scatter,
            Surface, or Radar.
            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.


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