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    Chart Element Description: Chart Area Data Series Gridlines

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    There are several elements that make up a chart, including the category axis, value axis, chart area, gridlines, plot area, legend, data markers, and data series. Each element can be formatted separately and has a specific purpose, such as the category axis representing what each data series represents or the plot area being where the data series are graphed.

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    There are several elements that make up a chart, including the category axis, value axis, chart area, gridlines, plot area, legend, data markers, and data series. Each element can be formatted separately and has a specific purpose, such as the category axis representing what each data series represents or the plot area being where the data series are graphed.

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    There are several elements that make up a chart, including the category axis, value axis, chart area, gridlines, plot area, legend, data markers, and data series. Each element can be formatted separately and has a specific purpose, such as the category axis representing what each data series represents or the plot area being where the data series are graphed.

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    CHART ELEMENTS

    There are several different elements to a chart. Each of the elements can be selected and
    formatted separately. This document provides you with an illustration and explanation of each
    of these elements.

    Chart Area Gridlines

    Value (Y) Data


    Axis Series
    Plot Area

    Data
    Markers

    Category Legend
    (X) Axis

    Chart Element Description


    Category (X) This is the horizontal or X-axis of the grid. It explains what each of the data
    Axis series on the chart represents. The bars in a column chart represent a data
    series. It is possible to change the line, scale, font, number, and alignment
    attributes of this axis.
    Chart Area This is the entire area the chart covers. It is the background of the chart.
    When a chart is created, this area is usually white. The pattern used for the
    chart area can be changed, a border can be added, or a different font can be
    used.
    Chart Title This is the explanatory heading at the top of the chart. The title identifies
    the purpose of a chart.
    Data Marker This is a chart object, such as a circle, dot, or square that denotes a data
    point. In the chart in the illustration, the data points are the bars in the plot
    area of the chart.
    Data Series This element is a range of related data points in a chart, such as bars,
    columns, or pie slices. Each data series is represented with a certain color,
    identified in the legend. The outline and color used for each series, which
    axis the data are plotted on, the labels used, the series order, and the
    overlap and gap width between each series or point, can be changed.
    Gridlines These are the vertical and horizontal lines that appear in a chart. They are
    displayed in the plot area. A different line style, color, and weight can be
    used. It is also possible to select a different scale.
    Handles These are small circles that appear around the perimeter of a selected
    object, indicating that the object can be moved, resized, copied, or deleted.
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    Chart Element Description
    Legend This is the key to the chart, which shows by color plot what each series
    represents. The outline and color of the legend can be changed, as well as
    the font and place. For example, the legend can be moved to the top,
    bottom, corner, or left of the chart.
    Plot Area This is the area where the data series are plotted or graphed. It is the area
    that appears directly behind the data series; the rectangular shapes that are
    different colors. The pattern and color used can be changed, as well as the
    border of the plot area.
    Value (Y) Axis This is the vertical or Y-axis of the grid. This area represents the values that
    are being plotted in the worksheet. The values are determined by the cells
    selected in the worksheet when the chart is created. The pattern of the line,
    the format of the tick marks, the tick mark labels, the scale, the font, the
    number format, and the alignment of the axis labels can be changed.

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