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NP Excel 4
New Perspective Excel Unit 4
Term | Definition |
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axis title | Descriptive text that appears next to an axis. |
bar chart | A column chart turned on its side so that the length of each bar is proportional to its value. |
category values | The groups or categories that a series values belong to |
Chart | A visual representation of a set of data values; also called a graph |
chart animation | A slowed down effect of changing data source values, making it easier to see how changing one value affects the chart |
chart area | The chart and all of the other chart elements |
clustered column chart | A column chart that displays the data values in separate columns side-by-side. |
column chart | A chart that displays data values as columns with the height of each column proportional to its value. |
combination chart | A chart that combines two or more Excel chart types into a single graph. |
data bar | A conditional format that adds a horizontal bar to the background of a cell proportional in length to the cell’s value. |
data callout | A data label that appears as a callout bubble pointing to a data marker |
data label | Text associated with an individual data marker |
data series | The range that contains the values plotted on a chart |
data source | The range that contains the data displayed in a chart |
embedded chart | A chart object placed in a worksheet |
exploded pie chart | A pie chart that moves one slice away from the others as if someone were taking the piece away from the pie |
Filter | The process of limiting data to a subset of the original values |
Gridline | A line that extends the value of a major or minor tick mark across the plot area of a chart. |
leader line | A line that connects a data label to its corresponding data marker |
line chart | A chart that displays data values using a connected line rather than columns or bars. |
pie chart | A chart in the shape of a circle divided into slices like a pie that show data values as a percentage of the whole |
scale | The range of values displayed on a chart axis |
sparkline | A chart that is displayed entirely within a worksheet cell |
tick mark | A line that identifies the units at regular intervals on a chart axis |
watermark | Text or an image that appears in the background of each page behind other content. |