Lecture eight
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This document provides instructions on how to create and format charts in PowerPoint using data from Excel worksheets. It explains how to insert different types of charts, edit the underlying data, modify chart properties like size and labels using the Chart Tools tabs, and copy/paste charts between Excel and PowerPoint. The document was written by Ayebazibwe Kenneth, an IT trainer and web-based programmer based in Uganda.
Lecture eight
- 1. BY AYEBAZIBWE KENNETH (IT TRAINER AND WEB BASED PROGRAMMER) Bachelors of Information Technology, Certified Online Marketing. Mobile;256 774 185 458 Email: kynaye@gmail.com / admin@mbararamunicipal.sc.ug / admin@couibanda.com
- 2. Charts allow you to present information contained in the worksheet in a graphic format. PowerPoint offers many types of charts including: Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, Scatter and more. To view the charts available click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon.
- 4. To create a chart: Click the Insert tab on the ribbon Click the type of Chart you want to create Insert the Data and Labels
- 6. To edit chart data: Click on the chart Click Edit Data on the Design tab Edit data in the spreadsheet
- 8. Once you have created a chart you can do several things to modify the chart. To move the chart: Click the Chart and Drag it another location on the same slide, or Copy it to another slide Choose the desired location and click Paste
- 10. To modify the chart size: Click the Chart Click on any of the corners and drop and drag to resize
- 12. To modify the labels and titles: Click the chart Click the Layout tab Choose the appropriate label to change
- 14. The Chart Tools appear on the Ribbon when you click on the chart. The tools are located on three tabs: Design, Layout, and Format. Within the Design tab you can control the chart type, layout, styles, and location.
- 16. Within the Layout tab you can control the insertion of pictures, textboxes, and shapes, labels, backgrounds, and data analysis.
- 18. Within the Format tab you can adjust the Fill Colors and Word Styles.
- 20. Open the Excel worksheet Select the chart Click Copy on the Home tab Go to the PowerPoint document where you want the chart located Click Paste on the Home tab
- 22. Thank you for your patience and good luck!