Video:How to Make Charts in Microsoft Excel

Transcript:How to Make Charts in Microsoft Excel

Hi, I'm Don Schechter for About.com Computing. Today, I'll show you how to format a chart in Microsoft Excel.

Getting Started

• Open Microsoft Excel
• CLICK File / Open
• CLICK Chart / Chart Type
• SELECT Chart Type
• CLICK OK

I can move around my chart and resize by clicking and dragging a corner handle. If I need to edit any of the titles or text in the legend, just click on it and type your corrections.

3D Chart

• CLICK Chart / 3D View
• SELECT dialog box you want
• CLICK on arrows to change perspective, elevation and rotation of bars
• CLICK on plot area and use the handles to change the angle of the chart

Changing Color

• DOUBLE CLICK on any of the bars
• CHANGE color when format data window pops up

If there s anything else you want to change on your chart, you can always get back to the chart options or chart types windows from the toolbar.

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