Creating a chart (1)

A chart is a good way of presenting data in a simple and visual way.

In this section you are going to create a chart based on the Costs data in the table, to accompany the text immediately beneath the table.

  1. Select cells A2 down to A8 and B2 down to B8.

  2. From the Toolbox, select the Chart tool. The Create New Chart wizard appears.

Chart Type

  1. Make sure the 3D Chart check box is checked.

  2. Click on Bar3d1 to select it. The selected chart appears in the preview area.

  1. Click on Next. The Data Source page appears.

 Data Source

  1. In the Table Data group box, make sure the Series titles from data check box is cleared.

Any changes you make are shown in the preview area, but the chart is not created until you click on Finish.

  1. Click on Next. The Labels and Titles page appears.