This article explains how to create charts.
You can turn the data in a spreadsheet into a chart. Charts (also called graphs) can visually reveal trends or relationships that aren't as apparent when you view the data in rows and columns.
A chart is linked to the spreadsheet it's based on. If you change the data in the spreadsheet, the chart updates automatically.
You can create a chart using part or all of the data in a spreadsheet, and you can create various types of charts from the same data.
A chart comprises several parts:
· Title (optional): Explains the contents of the chart.
· Data series and divisions: Each set of values in a chart is a data series. In a bar chart, for example, the bars represent the data series.
Series can be broken into divisions such as intervals or categories.
· Legend (optional): Identifies what the series represent.
· Series box (optional): Used in the legend to show a sample of the color or symbol that represents each series.
· Axes: Perpendicular lines used to plot data. Tick marks and grid lines show intervals. (Pie charts don't have axes.)
You can also turn the data in a spreadsheet frame into a chart.
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