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Working with Charts
Term | Definition |
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Axis | A horizontal or vertical line that establishes the relationship between data in a chart. |
Chart | A visual representation of numerical data, which can be in the form of lines, bars, wedges in pies, or other graphics. |
Chart area | The entire chart and all other chart elements. |
Chart layout | An arrangement that specifies which elements are included in a chart and where they are placed. |
Chart sheet | A separate sheet in the workbook that stores a chart. |
Chart style | Formatting applied to a chart based on the colors, fonts, and effects associated with the workbook's theme. |
Column chart | A chart that uses bars of varying heights to illustrate values in a worksheet. |
Data label | Text or numbers that provides additional information about a data marker. |
Data marker | A symbol (such as a bar, line, dot, slice, and so forth) that represents a single data point or value from the corresponding worksheet cell. |
Data series | A group of related information in a column or row of a worksheet that is plotted on the chart. |
Data source | The chart data stored in a range of cells in the worksheet. |
Data table | A grid that displays the data plotted in the chart. |
Embedded chart | A chart inserted in the center of the worksheet. |
Exploded pie chart | A pie chart with one or more slices pulled away from the pie to distinguish the,/ |
Legend | A list that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a chart. |
Line chart | A chart that used points connected by a line to illustrate values in a worksheet. |
Pie chart | A chart that shoes the relationship of a part to a whole. |
Plot area | The graphical representation of all of the data series. |
Scatter chart | A chart that shows the relationship between two categories of data (called XY chart). |
Sparkline | A mini chart you can insert into a cell. |