Using the Chart Tools Tab in Excel 2007

This tab only appears when a chart is selected. As soon as the chart is deselected, this tab disappears.

Tip: If you are unsure what the function of a feature is, let your cursor hover over the button (in Excel) to see a pop-up box explaining the feature.
If you want to collapse the ribbon so that none of the buttons are displayed, double-click the name of the tab.

Type
	Change Chart Type - Change to a different type of chart.
	Save as Template - Save the formatting and layout of this chart as a template you can apply to future charts.

Data

Switch Row/Column - Swap the data over the axis. Data being charted on the X axis will move to the Y axis and vice versa.

Select Data - Change the data range included in the chart.

Chart Layouts

Chart Layouts - To see all layouts click on the down arrow at the bottom right of this section; the button is outlined in red in the image above. There are eleven layouts available and a small thumbnail of each is given showing where titles, legends and other information will be located.

Chart Styles

Protect Sheet - To see all styles click on the down arrow at the bottom right of this section; the button is outlined in red in the image above. There are six distinct styles and each is available in one of eight color schemes.

Location

Location - Move this chart to a new sheet or to imbed the chart as a smaller object in any other sheet of the workbook.

Quiz

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This Excel tab is simple and almost self explanatory. Thus it does not require a quiz.

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