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Steps in Chart Construction

This document provides instructions for creating line and column charts in Microsoft Excel using data from an Excel file called "SDG Seminar 3 Data". It describes how to select data ranges, insert chart titles and axis titles, format axis scales and plot areas, and add a source note. The first section focuses on constructing a line chart from Table 1 data and the second section describes building a column chart from Table 2 data.

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Steps in Chart Construction

This document provides instructions for creating line and column charts in Microsoft Excel using data from an Excel file called "SDG Seminar 3 Data". It describes how to select data ranges, insert chart titles and axis titles, format axis scales and plot areas, and add a source note. The first section focuses on constructing a line chart from Table 1 data and the second section describes building a column chart from Table 2 data.

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Open the Excel file “SDG Seminar 3 Data”.

This will be your data source

A. Using Table 1. Distribution of Enrollment in Tertiary Education in the Philippines, AY 2009-2019, to construct a
LINE CHART.

Creating a Line Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B3.
2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT LINE CHART. Under 2-D Line, click LINE WITH MARKERS.

Moving the Chart to a different Sheet


Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.

3. The Move Chart Dialog Box appears. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart1), type in Line Chart then click
OK.
This is how your MS Excel will look like.

Selecting Data
1. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.

 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.

Note: Chart data range contains the data for the Vertical Axis while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the
data for the Horizontal Axis
2. Highlight cell “B2:B12”.

 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$2:$B$12”.

3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 The Axis Labels dialog box appears.

Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”

4. Highlight cell A3:A12


 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$3:$A$12”

5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.

The Select Data Source dialog box appears.

6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.


This is how the constructed Line Chart look like.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 1. Distribution of Enrollment in Tertiary Education in
the Philippines, AY 2009-2019”, then press ENTER.

Adding Axis Title


Note: In line charts, the variable of interest is always at the Vertical Axis.
1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY VERTICAL.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Enrollment”, then press ENTER

Scale Figures
Note: In the Scale Figure, MS Excel shows a dash “-“ as a default for zero “0”.

1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.


 The Format Axis task pane appears.

2. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.

3. Scroll down and click NUMBERS.


4. In the CATEGORY, choose NUMBER.

The dash “-“ is replaced with zero “0”.

Note: For Scale Figures/Values, limit the number of digits of the axis values to one or two, then place the unit of
measurement in the axis title.

5. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.


 The Format Axis task pane appears.

6. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.

7. Under Axis Options, you will see DISPLAY UNITS.


8. Choose which of the following unit of measure will suit your data. Since the value next to zero is “500,000”,
we can round it off to hundred thousand or “100,000”.

 The unit of measure will automatically appear at the upper part of the vertical axis.

Note: You can also include the unit of measurement in the axis title. Don’t forget to remove the unit of
measurement in the upper part of the vertical axis.
Setting Minimum and Maximum Value in the Scale Figure.
1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.

 The Format Axis task pane appears.

2. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.


3. Under Axis Options, you will see BOUNDS. Under BOUNDS, you can now set the minimum and maximum
value.

Note: Axis Value should start at zero “0”.

Putting Border on the Plot Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Plot Area and click Format Plot Area.

 The Format Plot Area task pane appears.


2. In the Format Plot Area task pane, click Fill & Line.

3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.

4. Choose the color of the BORDER.


Note: The line in the horizontal axis beside zero “0” has a different color.

5. To change the color of the horizontal axis beside zero, right click in the horizontal axis scale figures then click
Format Axis.

 The Format Axis task pane appears.


6. In the Format Axis task pane, click Fill & Line.

7. Under LINE, click SOLID LINE.

8. Choose color of the BORDER same as the others.


Note: The color of all the Plot Area Borders are now the same.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area and click FORMAT CHART AREA

 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.


2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.

3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.

4. Choose the color of the BORDER.


Adding Source Note
Note: Source Note are added using Text Box
1. To insert Text Box, click INSERT Tab. In the TEXT group, click TEXT BOX.

2. Create a Text Box by dragging your mouse to draw the text box.
3. Create a Text Box at the lower left part of the chart then type “Source: Commission on Higher
Education”.

OUTPUT: LINE CHART


B. Using Table 2: Distribution of Graduates in Tertiary Education in the Philippines, 2010-2019, construct a
COLUMN CHART

Creating a Column Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B18.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT COLUMN CHART. Under 2-D Column, click CLUSTERED
COLUMN.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
3. The Move Chart Dialog Box appears. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart2), type in Column Chart then
click OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data for the Vertical Axis while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the
data for the Horizontal Axis
2. Highlight cell “B17:B27”
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$17:$B$27”
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A18:A27
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$18:$A$27”
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 Select Data Source dialog appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 2. Distribution of Graduates in Tertiary Education in
the Philippines, 2010-2019”, then press ENTER.

Adding Axis Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY VERTICAL.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Graduates”, then press ENTER.

Scale Figures
Note: In the Scale Figure, MS Excel shows a dash “-“ as a default for zero “0”.
1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.
3. Scroll down and click NUMBERS.
4. In the CATEGORY, choose NUMBER.
Note: For Scale Figures/Values, limit the number of digits of the axis values to one or two, then place the unit of
measurement in the axis title.
5. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
6. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.
7. Under Axis Options, you will see DISPLAY UNITS.
8. Choose which of the following unit of measure will suit your data.
 The unit of measure will automatically appear at the upper part of the vertical axis.

Note: You can also include the unit of measurement in the axis title. Don’t forget to remove the unit of
measurement in the upper part of the vertical axis.

Setting Minimum and Maximum Value in the Scale Figure.


1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.
3. Under Axis Options, you will see BOUNDS.
4. Under BOUNDS, you can now set the minimum and maximum value.
Note: Axis Value should start at zero “0”.

Putting Border on the Plot Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Plot Area and click Format Plot Area.
 The Format Plot Area dialogue box appears.
2. In the Format Plot Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Note: The line in the horizontal axis beside zero “0” has a different color.
5. To change the color of the horizontal axis beside zero, right click in the horizontal axis scale figures then click
Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
6. In the Format Axis task pane, click Fill & Line.
7. Under LINE, click SOLID LINE.
8. Choose color of the BORDER same as the others.
Note: The color of all the Plot Area Borders are now the same.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER
Adjusting the Gap Width
1. Click on any of the COLUMNS to make it active.
Note: The columns are activated when you see dots on its corners.

2. Right Click on any of the activated columns then click FORMAT DATA SERIES.

 The Format Data Series task pane appears.

3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options


Note: The usual space/gap between columns is around one-fourth of the width of the column.
4. In the Gap Width, you can drag it to 25% (one-fourth is equal to 25%) or simply type 25% in the box.

Note: Series Overlap is the space between columns with the same data in the horizontal axis.
5. In the Series Overlap, you can drag it to 0% or simply type 0% in the box.

Adding Data Labels


1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click DATA LABELS and choose OUTSIDE END.
 The Data Labels appears above each column.

Note: Remove the Grid Lines after adding Data Labels.


2. Click on any of the grid lines to make it active, then press DELETE.

This is how the chart look like


Including Decimal Places in the Data Labels
1. Click on any of the Data Labels to make it active.

2. Right Click on any of the active Data Labels then click Format Data Labels.

 The Format Data Labels task pane appears.


3. In the Format Data Labels task pane, click Label Options.

4. Scroll down and click NUMBERS.

5. In the CATEGORY, choose NUMBER.


6. In the Decimal Places, type your desired number of decimal places.

Adding Source Note


Note: Source Note are added using Text Box
1. To insert Text Box, click INSERT Tab. In the TEXT group, click TEXT BOX.
2. Create a Text Box by dragging your mouse to draw the text box.
3. Create a Text Box at the lower left part of the chart then type “Source: Commission on Higher Education”.

OUTPUT : COLUMN CHART


C. Using Table 3. Distribution of Enrollment and Graduates in Tertiary Education in the Philippines, AY 2009-2019,
construct a COMBO CHART

Creating a Combo Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B33.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click COMBO CHART, the choose CLUSTERED COLUMN – LINE ON
SECONDARY AXIS.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
3. The Move Chart Dialog Box appears. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart3), type in Combo Chart then
click OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data for the Vertical Axis while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the
data for the Horizontal Axis
2. Highlight cell “B32:C42”.
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$32:$C$42”.
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 The Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A33:A42
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$33:$A$42”
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 3. Distribution of Enrollment and Graduates in
Tertiary Education in the Philippines, AY 2009-2019”, then press ENTER.

Adding Axis Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY VERTICAL.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Enrollment”, then press ENTER
3. For the Secondary Axis Title, click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click
ADD CHART ELEMENT, then click AXIS TITLE and choose SECONDARY VERTICAL.
4. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Graduate”, then press ENTER

Scale Figures (Primary and Secondary Axis)


Note: In the Scale Figure, MS Excel shows a dash “-“ as a default for zero “0”.
1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.
3. Scroll down and click NUMBERS.
4. In the CATEGORY, choose NUMBER.
Note: For Scale Figures/Values, limit the number of digits of the axis values to one or two, then place the unit of
measurement in the axis title.
7. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
8. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.
9. Under Axis Options, you will see DISPLAY UNITS.
10. Choose which of the following unit of measure will suit your data.
 The unit of measure will automatically appear at the upper part of the vertical axis.
Note: You can also include the unit of measurement in the axis title. Don’t forget to remove the unit of measurement
in the upper part of the vertical axis.

Including Markers in the Line Chart

1. Right click on the Line Graph and click Format Data Series

 The Format Data Series task pane appears.


2. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Fill & Line, then click Marker

3. Under MARKER OPTIONS, click BUILT-IN.

4. Choose the type and size of the marker.


Adjusting the Gap Width
1. Click on any of the COLUMNS to make it active.
Note: The columns are activated when you see dots on its corners.
2. Right Click on any of the activated columns then click FORMAT DATA SERIES.
 The Format Data Series task pane appears.
3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options
Note: The usual space/gap between columns is around one-fourth of the width of the column.
4. In the Gap Width, you can drag it to 25% (one-fourth is equal to 25%) or simply type 25% in the box.
Note: Series Overlap is the space between columns with the same data in the horizontal axis.
5. In the Series Overlap, you can drag it to 0% or simply type 0% in the

Putting Border on the Plot Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Plot Area and click Format Plot Area.
 The Format Plot Area dialogue box appears.
2. In the Format Plot Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Note: The line in the horizontal axis beside zero “0” has a different color.
5. To change the color of the horizontal axis beside zero, right click in the horizontal axis scale figures then click
Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
6. In the Format Axis task pane, click Fill & Line.
7. Under LINE, click SOLID LINE.
8. Choose color of the BORDER same as the others.
Note: The color of all the Plot Area Borders are now the same.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Adding Legends
Note: Legends are only use when there are two or more set of data presented in the chart.
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click LEGEND and choose where you want your legend positioned.

Note: To maximize the chart space, you can position the legends at the BOTTOM of the chart.

Adding Source Note


Note: Source Note are added using Text Box
1. To insert Text Box, click INSERT Tab. In the TEXT group, click TEXT BOX.
2. Create a Text Box by dragging your mouse to draw the text box.
3. Create a Text Box at the lower left part of the chart then type “Source: Commission on Higher Education”.

OUTPUT : COMBO CHART


D. Using Table 4. Number of Employees by Marital Status in Company A, 2020, construct a PIE CHART

Creating a Pie Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B48.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT PIE CHART. Under 2-D Pie, click PIE.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
3. The Move Chart Dialog Box appears. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart4), type in Pie Chart then click
OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the categories
2. Highlight cell “B47:B52”
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$47:$B$52”
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A48:A52
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$48:$A$52”
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 Select Data Source dialog appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 4. Number of Employees by Marital Status in
Company A, 2020”, then press ENTER.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER

Adding Data Labels


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click DATA LABELS and choose OUTSIDE END.
Note: You can also show the percentage and the category name in the Data Labels.
2. Click on any of the Data Labels to make it active.
3. Right Click on any active Data Labels then click Format Data Labels.
 The Format Data Labels task pane appears.
4. In the Format Data Labels task pane, click Labels Options.
5. Under Label Options, tick the box beside the label that you want to show in the Data Labels.
Note: Remove the Legends if the “Category Name” is already included in the Data Labels.

Adding Legends
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click LEGEND and choose where you want your legend will be positioned.

Sorting the Data


Note: In constructing a Pie Chart, arrange the components according to magnitude. If there is an “Others” category,
put it in the last section. You will do it in the data source or “Data”
1. Select the cell range you want to sort.
2. Highlight cell B48:B52

3. Click HOME Tab. In the EDITING group, click SORT & FILTER and choose SORT LARGEST TO SMALLEST.
 The Sorting Warning dialog box appears.

4. In the Sorting Warning dialog box, click EXPAND THE SELECTION, to include the adjacent data, then click
SORT.

This is how your table will look like.


5. Go back to “Pie Chart” to check if the slices of the pie rearrange. This is how you chart will look like.

Rotating the Pie Chart


1. Click on any part of the Pie Chart to make it active.
2. Right click on the active Pie Chart and click FORMAT DATA SERIES.

 The Format Data Series task pane appears.


3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options

Note: Plot the biggest slice at 12 o’clock.


4. In the Angle of first slice, drag it to the right until the biggest pie slice is at 12 o’clock.

Exploding a Pie Slice


Note: Explode a specific Pie Slice from the rest of the chart if you want to highlight or to add emphasize to that
particular piece or component.
1. Click on any part of the Pie Chart to make it active.
2. Click on the Pie Slice you want to explode.
3. Click and drag the slice outwards.

OUTPUT: PIE CHART


E. Using Table 5. Distribution of Household by Manner of Garbage Disposal in Province B, 2015, construct a BAR
OF PIE CHART

Creating a Bar of Pie Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B57.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT PIE CHART. Under 2-D Pie, click BAR OF PIE.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
3. The Move Chart Dialog Box appears. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart5), type in Bar of Pie Chart then
click OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the categories
2. Highlight cell “B56:B62”
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$56:$B$62”
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A57:A62
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$57:$A$62”
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 Select Data Source dialog appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 5. Distribution of Household by Manner of Garbage
Disposal in Province B, 2015”, then press ENTER.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER

Adding Data Labels


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click DATA LABELS and choose CENTER.
Note: You can also show the category name in the Data Labels.
2. Click on any of the Data Labels to make it active.
3. Right Click on any active Data Labels then click Format Data Labels.
 The Format Data Labels task pane appears.
4. In the Format Data Labels task pane, click Labels Options.
5. Under Label Options, tick the box beside the label that you want to show in the Data Labels.
Note: Remove the Legends if the “Category Name” is already included in the Data Labels.

Adding Legends
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click LEGEND and choose where you want your legend will be positioned.

Arranging the Bar Components


1. Click on any part of the Bar of Pie Chart to make it active.
2. Right click on the active Bar of Pie Chart and click FORMAT DATA SERIES

 The Format Data Series task pane appears.


3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options

4. Under Series Options, you will see Split Series by. Choose Percentage Value, then you may adjust the value
less than depending on your desired number of components in the Bar.

Note: The higher the value, the more components in the Bar.

Exploding a Pie Slice


Note: Explode a Pie Slice with the components.
1. Click on any part of the Pie Chart to make it active.
2. Click on the Pie Slice with the components.
3. Click and drag the slice outwards.
Adjusting Gap Width
1. Click any parts of the Bar of Pie Chart to make it active.
2. Right click on the active Bar of Pie Chart and click FORMAT DATA SERIES

 The Format Data Series task pane appears.

3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options


4. Under Series Options, you can adjust the gap width by draging or setting a percentage in the Gap Width.

Note: Gap Width in Bar of Pie is the distance between the Pie Chart and the Bar components.

Adjusting Bar Size


1. Click any parts of the Bar of Pie Chart to make it active.
2. Right click on the active Bar of Pie Chart and click FORMAT DATA SERIES

 The Format Data Series task pane appears.


3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options

4. Under Series Options, you can adjust the size of the Bar Components by draging or setting a percentage in
the Second Plot Size.

OUTPUT : BAR OF PIE CHART


F. Using Table 6. Distribution of Informal Settlers by Municipality in Province C, 2015, construct a DOUGHNUT
CHART

Creating a Doughnut Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B68.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT PIE CHART, then click DOUGHNUT.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
3. The Move Chart Dialog Box appears. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart6), type in Doughnut Chart then
click OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click the DESIGN tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the categories
2. Highlight cell “B67:B74”
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$67:$B$74”
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A68:A74
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$68:$A$74”
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 Select Data Source dialog appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 6. Distribution of Informal Settlers by Municipality in
Province C, 2015”, then press ENTER.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER

Adding Data Labels


1. Click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click DATA LABELS and choose DATA CALLOUT.
Note: You can also show the percentage and the category name in the Data Labels.
2. Click on any of the Data Labels to make it active.
3. Right Click on any active Data Labels then click Format Data Labels.
 The Format Data Labels task pane appears.
4. In the Format Data Labels task pane, click Labels Options.
5. Under Label Options, tick the box beside the label that you want to show in the Data Labels.
Note: Remove the Legends if the “Category Name” is already included in the Data Labels.

Adding Legends
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click LEGEND and choose where you want your legend will be positioned.

Sorting the Data


Note: In constructing a Pie Chart, arrange the components according to magnitude. If there is an “Others” category,
put it in the last section. You will do it in the data source or “Data”
1. Select the cell range you want to sort.
2. Highlight cell B68:B74
3. Click HOME Tab. In the EDITING group, click SORT & FILTER and choose SORT LARGEST TO SMALLEST.
 The Sorting Warning dialog box appears.
4. In the Sorting Warning dialog box, click EXPAND THE SELECTION, to include the adjacent data, then click
SORT.
5. Go back to “Doughnut Chart” to check if the slices of the pie rearrange.

Rotating the Pie Chart


1. Click on any part of the Doughnut Chart to make it active.
2. Right click on the active Pie Chart and click FORMAT DATA SERIES.
 The Format Data Series task pane appears.
3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options
Note: Plot the biggest slice at 12 o’clock.
4. In the Angle of first slice, drag it to the right until the biggest pie slice is at 12 o’clock.

Exploding a Pie Slice


Note: Explode a specific Slice from the rest of the chart if you want to highlight or to add emphasize to that
particular piece or component.
1. Click on any part of the Doughnut Chart to make it active.
2. Click on the Slice you want to explode.
3. Click and drag the slice outwards.

Adjusting the Hole Size


1. Click on any part of the Doughnut Chart to make it active.
2. Right click on the active Pie Chart and click FORMAT DATA SERIES.
 The Format Data Series task pane appears.
3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options
Note: The usual hole size of a doughnut chart is 10% to 90% depending on the information to be included.
4. In the Doughnut Hole Size, you can drag it between 10% to 90% or simply type in the box
Adding Information in the Doughnut Hole
Note: Information are added using Text Box
1. To insert Text Box, click INSERT Tab. In the TEXT group, click TEXT BOX.
2. Create a Text Box by dragging your mouse to draw the text box then type in the information. (ex. Total)

OUTPUT: DOUGHNUT CHART


G. Using Table 7. Enrollment by Level of Education and School Type in the Philippines, SY 2018-2019, construct
HORIZONTAL BAR CHART

Creating a Horizontal Bar Chart


1. Position your cursor in cell B79.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT COLUMN CHART. Under 2-D Bar, choose CLUSTERED
BAR.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
 The Move Chart Dialog Box appears.
3. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart7), type in Horizontal Bar Chart then click OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data for the Vertical Axis while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the
data for the Horizontal Axis
2. Highlight cell “B78:B83”
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$B$78:$C$83”
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A79:A83
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be“=Data!$A$79:$A$83”.
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 Select Data Source dialog appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 7. Enrollment by Level of Education and School Type
in the Philippines, SY 2018-2019”, then press ENTER.

Adding Axis Title


1. To add an AXIS TITLE in the Vertical Axis, click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS.
2. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY VERTICAL.
3. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Level of Education”, then press ENTER.
4. To add an AXIS TITLE in the Horizontal Axis, click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS.
5. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY
HORIZONTAL.
6. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Enrollment”, then press ENTER.

Scale Figures
Note: In the Scale Figures, MS Excel shows a dash “-“ as a default for zero “0”.
1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, Click AXIS OPTION.
3. Scroll down and click NUMBERS.
4. In the CATEGORY, choose NUMBER.

Setting Minimum and Maximum Value in the Scale Figure.


1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, click AXIS OPTION.
3. Under Axis Options, you will see BOUNDS.
4. Under BOUNDS, you can now set the minimum and maximum value.
Note: Axis Value should start at zero “0”.

Putting Border on the Plot Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Plot Area and click Format Plot Area.
 The Format Plot Area dialogue box appears.
2. In the Format Plot Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Note: The line in the horizontal axis above zero has a different color.
5. To change the color of the horizontal axis above zero, right click in the vertical axis scale figures then click
Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
6. In the Format Axis task pane, click Fill & Line.
7. Under LINE, click SOLID LINE
8. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Note: The color of all the Plot Area Borders are now the same.

Putting Border on the Chart Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
 The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER

Adjusting the Gap Width


1. Click on any of the BARS to make it active
Note: The bars are activated when you see dots on its corners.
2. Right Click on any of the activated bars then click FORMAT DATA SERIES.
 The Format Data Series task pane appears.
3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options.
Note: The space/gap between bars may be one-fifth to one-half the width of the bar.
4. In the Gap Width, you can drag it to 20% to 50% or simply type 20% to 50% in the box. Depends on your
desired gap width as long as it is between 20% to 50%
Note: Series Overlap is the space between bars with the same data in the horizontal axis.
5. In the Series Overlap, you can drag it to 0% or simply type 0% in the box.

Adding Data Labels


1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click DATA LABELS and choose OUTSIDE END.
 The Data Labels appears at the end of each bar.
Note: Remove the Grid Lines after adding Data Labels.
2. Click on any of the grid lines to make it active, then press DELETE.

Adding Legends
Note: Legends are only use when there are two or more set of data presented in the chart.
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click LEGEND and choose where you want your legend positioned.
Note: To maximize the chart space, you can position the legends at the BOTTOM of the chart.
1. . This is how you chart will look like.

Adding Source Note


Note: Source Note are added using Text Box
1. To insert Text Box, click INSERT Tab.
2. In the TEXT group, click TEXT BOX.
3. Create a Text Box by dragging your mouse to draw the text box.
4. Create a Text Box at the lower left part of the chart then type “Source: Department of Education &
Commission on Higher Education”.

OUTPUT: HORIZONTAL BAR CHART


H. Using Table 8. Projected Mid-Year Population of the Philippines Based on 2015 POPCEN by Age Group and Sex,
2022, construct a POPULATION PYRAMID

Creating a Population Pyramid


1. Position your cursor in cell H89.

2. Click INSERT Tab. In the CHARTS group, click INSERT COLUMN CHART. Under 2-D Bar, choose CLUSTERED
BAR.
Moving the Chart to a different Sheet
Note: The chart is overlapping with your data. In order to improve the chart easily, we should move it to a different
sheet.
1. Click anywhere in the chart to make it active.
2. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Location group, click MOVE CHART.
 The Move Chart Dialog Box appears.
3. Tick the circle beside New sheet (Chart8), type in Population Pyramid then click OK.

Selecting Data
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Data group, click SELECT DATA.
 The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
Note: Chart data range contains the data for the Vertical Axis while Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels contains the
data for the Horizontal Axis
2. Highlight cell “B88:B105”
 The range shown in the Chart data range field should be “=Data!$H$88:$I$105”
3. For the Horizontal Axis, click EDIT under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels.
 Axis Labels dialog box appears.
Note: MS Excel displays the chart sheet. If that happens, you can easily go back to sheet of your data or click “Data”
4. Highlight cell A89:A105
 The range shown in the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels should be “=Data!$A$89:$A$105”.
5. In the Axis Label dialog box, click OK.
 Select Data Source dialog appears.
6. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click OK.

Adding Chart Title


1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click CHART TITLE and choose ABOVE CHART.
2. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Figure 8. Projected Mid-Year Population of the Philippines
Based on 2015 POPCEN by Age Group and Sex, 2022”, then press ENTER.

Adding Axis Title


1. To add an AXIS TITLE in the Vertical Axis, click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS.
2. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY VERTICAL.
3. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Age Group”, then press ENTER.
4. To add an AXIS TITLE in the Horizontal Axis, click the DESIGN Tab below the CHART TOOLS.
5. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then click AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY
HORIZONTAL.
6. Position the cursor in the formula bar and type “Projected-Population”, then press ENTER.

Moving the Vertical Axis Scale


1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, Click AXIS OPTION.
3. Scroll down and click LABELS. In the LABEL POSITION, choose LOW.

Scale Figures
Note: In the Scale Figures, MS Excel shows a dash “-“ as a default for zero “0”.
1. Right click in the scale figure and click Format Axis.
 The Format Axis task pane appears.
2. In the Format Axis task pane, Click AXIS OPTION.
3. Scroll down and click NUMBERS. In the CATEGORY, choose NUMBER.
Note: In the Horizontal Axis Scale, the numbers on the left of zero will be negative.
4. In the FORMAT CODE, type in “0;0” then click ADD.

Adjusting the Gap Width


1. Click on any of the BARS to make it active
Note: The bars are activated when you see dots on its corners.
2. Right Click on any of the activated bars then click FORMAT DATA SERIES.
 The Format Data Series task pane appears.
3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Series Options.
4. In the Gap Width, you can drag it to 0% or simply type 0% in the box.
Note: Series Overlap is the space between bars with the same data in the horizontal axis.
5. In the Series Overlap, you can drag it to 100% or simply type 100% in the box.
Adding Bar Borders
1. Click on any of the BARS to make it active
Note: The bars are activated when you see dots on its corners.
2. Right Click on any of the activated bars then click FORMAT DATA SERIES.
 The Format Data Series task pane appears.
3. In the Format Data Series task pane, click Fill & Line.
4. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
5. Choose the color of the BORDER.

Adding Data Labels


1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click DATA LABELS and choose OUTSIDE END.
 The Data Labels appears at the end of each bar.
Note: In the Data Labels, the numbers on the left of zero will be negative.
2. In the FORMAT CODE, type in “0.00;0.00” then click ADD.

Note: Remove the Grid Lines after adding Data Labels.


3. Click on any of the grid lines to make it active, then press DELETE.

Putting Border on the Plot Area


1. Right click anywhere in the Plot Area and click Format Plot Area.
4. The Format Plot Area dialogue box appears.
2. In the Format Plot Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Note: The line in the horizontal axis above zero has a different color.
5. To change the color of the horizontal axis above zero, right click in the vertical axis scale figures then click
Format Axis.
5. The Format Axis task pane appears.
6. In the Format Axis task pane, click Fill & Line.
7. Under LINE, click SOLID LINE
8. Choose the color of the BORDER.
Note: The color of all the Plot Area Borders are now the same.
Putting Border on the Chart Area
1. Right click anywhere in the Chart Area.
6. The Format Chart Area task pane appears.
2. In the Format Chart Area task pane, click Fill & Line.
3. Under BORDER, click SOLID LINE.
4. Choose the color of the BORDER

Adding Legends
Note: Legends are only use when there are two or more set of data presented in the chart.
1. Click DESIGN Tab below the CHARTS TOOLS. In the Chart Layouts group, click ADD CHART ELEMENT, then
click LEGEND and choose where you want your legend positioned.

OUTPUT : POPULATION PYRAMID

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