Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding shape effects, part of Excel 2013: Charts in Depth.
In addition to the many shapes that you have available and Shape Styles in working…with charts, you also have on the format tab Shape Effects.…Here's a title, we might want to take a look at some of these shape effects.…Before doing it though, let's move our chart off to the right.…One problem with looking at some of these options is that they fall down onto the…Chart and Worksheet area, and you can't see the choices as they're being applied.…So, we selected the title here. Let's go to Shape Effects.…And we begin to see some choices here. And shadows as we slide over these, look…what it's doing to the box that surrounds our text.…
We're seeing shadows under this, we're seeing shadows in the upper left, although…just barely. And in different cases here, we might want…to apply that. And there's some Inner Shadows as well.…Maybe that would look better. Sometimes you don't see these so clearly,…unless you apply a color, as in this case here.…How about Glow? Do we really need Glow?…This puts a color around the box. And these two don't show up so well,…
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8/6/2013- Selecting the right chart type
- Choosing data to display as a chart
- Creating charts fast with the Quick Analysis tool
- Choosing a chart layout
- Changing the location of the source data
- Dealing with empty and hidden cells
- Moving and resizing charts
- Adding data labels
- Analyzing existing and future data with trendlines
- Adding shapes and arrows
- Working with column, bar, line, pie, and area charts
- Working with specialized chart types: Gantt, Pareto, and Frequency charts
- Creating dynamic charts
- Printing and sharing your chart
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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1. Understanding Excel Chart Concepts
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Identifying chart elements3m 47s
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2. Creating Basic Charts Quickly
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3. Fine-Tuning Charts with Design Tab Choices
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Adding a chart element2m 37s
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Changing a chart's type2m 25s
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4. Changing Chart Options
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Modifying axes9m 19s
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Linking titles to content2m 17s
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Adding a data table2m 27s
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Adding error bars2m 32s
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Working with gridlines4m 37s
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5. Format Tab Options: Inserting Pictures, Shapes, and Text Boxes
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Adding shapes and arrows2m 35s
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Adding shape effects1m 57s
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Applying WordArt styles2m 34s
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Working with chart text1m 48s
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6. Adjusting Specific Chart Types
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Using column and bar charts8m 23s
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Using line charts5m 54s
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Using pie charts7m 22s
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7. Changing a Chart's Data Source
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8. Specialized Excel Charts
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Creating combination charts3m 22s
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Creating Gantt charts6m 34s
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Creating Pareto charts3m 19s
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Creating frequency charts3m 44s
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9. Printing and Sharing Charts
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Printing charts5m 29s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye32s
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