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Working with Charts
Unit D: Working with Charts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| category axis | horizontal axis |
| value axis | vertical axis |
| plot area | the area inside the horizontal and vertical axes is the |
| gridlines | extending across the plot area |
| data point | Each value in a cell you select for your chart is a |
| data marker | visually represents each data point, which in this case is a column |
| legend | is included to make it easy to identify them |
| x-axis | horizontal axis |
| y- axis | vertical axis |
| z-axis | comparing data across both categories and values |
| tick marks | the vertical axis |
| data series | collection of related data points is a |
| sizing handles | the borders around the chart the chart |
| chart sheet | sheet in a workbook that contains only a chart that is linked to the workbook data |
| embedded chart | a purple border surrounds the cells containing the category axis labels and a green border surrounds the cells containing the data series labels |
| object | chart |
| major gridlines | represent the values at the values axis tick marks |
| minor gridlines | the values between the tick mark |
| text annotations | labels that further describe your data |
| exploding | or pulling that slice away from the pie chart |