Q4 Party Planner: Charts

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Introduction

What if you want to see a simple visual of your party plans? The easiest way to visualize something quickly is to make a chart. This Quest will show you how simple it is to make a chart.

Key Vocabulary

Chart: Charts are visual representations of worksheet data. Charts often make it easier to understand the data in a worksheet because users can easily pick out patterns and trends illustrated in the chart that are otherwise difficult to see.

Select: Select is the action where you use the mouse (or alternate) to click on a particular cell, image, or object on the screen.

I Can Statement

• create a chart

Steps

Using the directions above, complete the following:

Step 1 - Select the  data you will include in your chart
Step 2 - Create and insert the chart
Step 3 - Name the chart
Step 4 - Check with your teacher to see if you should turn it in yet or continue to the next section of Party Planning.

Note: There are many chart types to choose from.

Additional Resources

• YouTube Video on using Charts in Excel 2010
• Charts for Google Spreadsheet for Teachers and Students
• Google Spreadsheets   Google Docs Help Inserting a Chart in a Spreadsheet 
• Tutorial on "Working with Charts"
• Excel Basics YouTube video 2017
• Excel Charts and Graphs YouTube Video 2017

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