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Objectives:
- Learn to Create
a chart using PowerPoint.
- Learn to Input
chart data.
- Learn to Edit
a chart using PowerPoint.
Creating a Chart with PowerPoint.
You use Microsoft Graph to create charts, which are graphic representations
of numeric data. Values from cells in the Graph datasheet are data points,
which are displayed as bars, lines, columns, pie slices, or other shapes
in the chart.
If you want your chart to look different, you can modify it by clicking
buttons on the Graph toolbars and choosing commands from the menus and
shortcut menus.
- Select the slide on which you want to place a graph.
- From the Insert menu, choose Chart.
When you open Graph from your main application, a default chart is
created using sample data or data you have sent from the main application.
The default chart displays the data in 3-D columns, with a legend
displayed and some other standard formatting.
The following sample chart appears. You can enter your own data to
replace the sample data, or you can import data from another document.
In either case, the chart is updated to display the new data.
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Input chart Data
- To make changes to the sample chart, simply type your data
in the columns and rows of the table.
- Click on close to close the data input table window.
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Edit a PowerPoint Chart
Lets insert a title.
- Right-click on the chart.
The following drop-down box appears.
- Choose Chart Object | Edit.
- Right-click on the chart again (near the
outlined border in the area label Chart Area)
The following tabbed dialog box appears.
- Choose Titles.
- Type a Chart Title,
Value Z Axis Title, and Value X Axis Title.
Title boxes appear on your
graph in which you may type appropriate titles, such as Sales for
2000, Dollars, and Time Periods.
- Click OK.
Your chart now looks like
the one shown below.
You may now re-size
your chart and move it to the proper position on your slide.
- Save your PowerPoint
presentation.
- Play your presentation
by clicking Slide Show at bottom of screen.
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