Excel Charts - Design Tools

Chart tools comprise of two tabs DESIGN and FORMAT.

Step 1 − When you click on a chart, CHART TOOLS comprising of DESIGN and FORMAT tabs appear on the Ribbon.

Design Format

Step 2 − Click the DESIGN tab on the Ribbon. The Ribbon changes to the DESIGN commands.

Design Tab

The Ribbon contains the following Design commands −

  • Chart layouts group

    • Add chart element

    • Quick layout

  • Chart styles group

    • Change colors

    • Chart styles

  • Data group

    • Switch row/column

    • Select data

  • Type group

    • Change chart type

  • Location group

    • Move chart

In this chapter, you will understand the design commands on the Ribbon.

Add Chart Element

Add Chart Element is the same as chart elements.

Step 1 − Click Add Chart Element. The chart elements appear in the drop-down list. These are same as those in the chart elements list.

Add Chart Element

Refer to the chapter – Chart Elements in this tutorial.

Quick Layout

You can use Quick Layout to change the overall layout of the chart quickly by choosing one of the predefined layout options.

Step 1 − On the Ribbon, click Quick Layout. Different predefined layout options will be displayed.

Quick Layout

Step 2 − Move the pointer across the predefined layout options. The chart layout changes dynamically to the particular option.

Step 3 − Select the layout you want. The chart will be displayed with the chosen layout.

Select Layout

Change Colors

The functions of Change Colors are the same as Chart Styles → COLOR.

Step 1 − On the Ribbon, click Change Colors. The color schemes appear in the drop-down list. These are the same as that appear in Change Styles → COLOR.

Colors Changing

Refer to the chapter – Chart Styles in this tutorial.

Chart Styles

The Chart Styles command is the same as Chart Styles → STYLE.

Chart Styles

Refer to the chapter – Chart Styles in this tutorial.

Switch Row/Column

You can use Switch Row/Column to change the data being displayed on X-axis to be displayed on Y-axis and vice versa.

Switch Row/Column

Click Switch Row / Column. The data will be swapped between X-axis and Y-axis on the chart.

Data is Swapped

Select Data

You can use Select Data to change the data range included in the chart.

Select Data

Step 1 − Click Select Data. A Select Data Source window appears.

Select Data Source Window

This window is the same as that appears with Chart Styles → Select data.

Select Data

Step 2 − Select the chart data range in the select data source window.

Step 3 − Select the data that you want to display on your chart form the Excel worksheet.

Change Chart Type

You can use the Change Chart Type button to change your chart to a different chart type.

Step 1 − Click Change Chart Type. A Change Chart Type window appears.

Change Chart Type

Step 2 − Select the chart type you want.

Your chart will be displayed with the chart type you want.

Move Chart

You can use Move Chart to move the chart to another worksheet in the workbook.

Step 1 − Click the Move Chart command button. A Move Chart window appears.

Move Chart

Step 2 − Select New Sheet. Type the name of the new sheet.

The chart moves from the existing sheet to the new sheet.

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