EXCEL LESSON 12 CREATING CHARTS VOCABULARY AXIS A

EXCEL LESSON 12 CREATING CHARTS VOCABULARY

AXIS • A line bordering the chart plot area used as a frame of reference for measurement.

CHART • Graphical representation of numeric data in a worksheet.

CHART AREA • The entire chart and all its elements.

CHART SHEET • Sheet that contains only a chart

DATA LABELS • Text that provides additional information about a data marker, which represents a single data point or value that originates from a worksheet cell.

DATA MARKER • Bar, area, dot, slice or other symbol in a chart that represents a single data point or value that originates from a worksheet cell.

DATA SERIES • A row or column of data represented by a line, set of columns, bars or other chart types.

EMBEDDED CHART • Chart placed on a worksheet rather than on a separate chart sheet

LEGEND • An explanatory list that identifies the patterns or colors assigned to the data series or categories in a chart.

PIVOT CHART • Graphical representation of the data in a Pivot. Table

PIVOT TABLE • Highly configurable that condenses large amounts od data. Used to analyze and display numerical data in detail and to answer unforeseen questions about data.

PLOT AREA • The area bounded by axes in a chart.

SPARKLINES • Miniature graphs that summarize data; typically used to graphically describe trends in data

TITLE • Descriptive text that is aligned to an axis or at the top of a chart