Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Understand the Design and Format tabs in the ribbon menu, part of Excel 2016: Charts in Depth.
- No matter how long you've worked with Excel,…you've probably established some kind of familiarity…with the ribbon menu system.…When we work with charts, however,…we do need additional tools…that we will not find in these tabs.…Anytime we click on a chart, what happens?…We have a new ribbon, Chart Tools,…with two contextual tabs, Design and Format.…Earlier versions of Excel had three tabs up here,…and it was quite complicated,…because there appeared to be so many choices.…Actually we have just as many choices now,…but this display is a little bit simpler.…
The two tabs, Design and Format,…appear whenever we click a chart.…The Design tab is the most important,…that's where we make major changes,…for example, changing the Chart Type off to the right.…Sometimes we'll Switch the Row/Column emphasis,…sometimes we'll change the look of the chart,…by way of Chart Styles.…At other times we might change…some of the elements in a chart,…by adding a Chart Element or possibly…changing the layout by way of Quick Layout.…The Design tab has a lot to do…
Author
Dennis Taylor
Updated
3/1/2016Released
2/16/2016The training wraps up with lesson on changing data sources for charts and printing and sharing charts.
- Identifying chart elements
- Selecting the right chart type
- Creating basic charts
- Creating sparklines
- Styling charts
- Moving and resizing charts
- Modifying axes
- Adding labels and gridlines
- Analyzing data with trendlines
- Inserting pictures, shapes, and text boxes
- Customizing column, bar, line, and pie charts
- Creating Gantt charts and other specialized Excel charts
- Changing data sources
- Printing and sharing charts
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 03/01/2016. What changed?
A: We added one tutorial about the new Funnel chart type in Excel 2016.
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. Review the Basic Elements of an Excel Chart
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Select the right chart type3m 33s
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Understand chart sub-types2m 39s
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2. Create Basic Charts
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3. Style Your Charts with the Design Tab
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Add a chart element3m 58s
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Change a chart's type2m 22s
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4. Fine-Tune Your Chart Elements
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Modifying axes7m 48s
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Linking titles to content3m 57s
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Adding a Data Table4m 6s
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Adding error bars4m 7s
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Working with gridlines3m 55s
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5. Format Tab: Insert Pictures, Shapes, and Text Boxes
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Add shapes and arrows3m 33s
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Add shape effects4m 10s
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Apply WordArt styles2m 56s
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Work with chart text2m 16s
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6. Adjusting Specific Chart Types
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Customize line charts5m 39s
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Customize pie charts7m 50s
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7. Other Specialized Excel Charts
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Create combination charts4m 47s
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Create Gantt charts7m 55s
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8. New Chart Types in Excel 2016
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TreeMap chart5m 20s
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Sunburst chart3m 16s
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Waterfall chart5m 13s
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Histogram chart4m 14s
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Pareto chart4m 22s
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Box and Whisker chart4m 1s
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Funnel chart3m 5s
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9. Change a Chart's Data Source
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Add new data using a table6m 38s
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10. Print and Share Charts
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Print your charts6m 15s
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Conclusion
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Next steps42s
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