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| Area Chart | Data graphed as shaded regions below continuous lines. Used to show trends or changes in values over time. |
| Axis Labels | The individual headings for each point on an axis. These are generated directly from the data series. There are two types, X and Y. |
| Axis Title | The heading for an axis on a graph which describes its purpose and content. A chart component. There are two types, X and Y. Same as Axis Name. |
| Bar Chart | Data graphed as horizontal bars. Used to make comparisons between values across categories |
| Chart | A visual aid used to display and explain data. It is composed of a graph, labels, and titles |
| Chart Title | The main heading for a chart which describes its purpose and content. |
| Column Chart | Data graphed as vertical bars. Used to make comparisons between values across categories |
| Data Label | A chart component that identifies or explains a specific value from the data series used with a graph |
| Data Marker | Indicates a data value in a graph. |
| Data Series | A set of related numeric values used to generate a graph. |
| Data Table | An optional chart component that displays the series values directly in the chart alongside the graph for clarity and comparison. |
| Embedding | To create a copy of an original file inside another. Changes to the original will NOT be displayed. |
| Exploded Pie Chart | A modified pie chart in which one or more slices have been singled out for emphasis |
| Exploded Slice | Any segment of a Pie Chart which has been separated out from the whole for emphasis |
| Graph | The component part of a chart that visually represents the data as bars, lines, slices, etc. It includes the plot area, gridlines, and values. |
| Gridlines | Horizontal or vertical lines drawn across the plot area of a graph to make reading the data easier |
| Legend | A chart object that explains the different symbols, colors, or patterns displayed in a graph |
| Line | Chart Data graphed as continuous lines. Used to show trends or changes in values over time. |
| Linking | To reference an external file directly without making a copy. Changes to the original WILL be displayed |
| Pictograph Chart | Data represented by pictures arranged in columns or rows. Used to make comparisons between values across categories. Same as Pictogram |
| Pie Chart | Data graphed as segments (slices) in a circular graph. Used to show percentages or the contribution of each part to the whole. Can only contain one series. |
| Plot Area | The background area of a graph created by the X (category) and Y (values) axes where data is plotted |
| Scatter Chart | Data graphed as individual points with X and Y coordinates generated from related pairs of values. Used to correlate two different sets of data and reveal any relationship that exists between them. Must contain exactly two series. Same as Scatterplot and XY Chart |
| Series Name | The heading for a data series in a graph that displays in the legend. |
| Series Values | The individual numeric values, usually from the same row or column of a spreadsheet, used as a set to generate a graph |
| Slice. | One segment of a Pie Chart |
| Stacked Bar Chart | Data graphed as a stack of horizontal bars that represent the sum of multiple values. Used to make comparisons both between values across categories (like a column chart) and of each part to the whole (like a pie chart) using a single graph. |
| Stacked Column | Chart Data graphed as a stack of vertical bars that represent the sum of multiple values. Used to make comparisons both between values across categories (like a column chart) and of each part to the whole (like a pie chart) using a single graph. |
| Tick Mark | A small mark to separate and clarify data categories or values in a graph. |
| X Axis | The bottom horizontal side of a graph containing the category information. Same as Category Axis. |
| Y Axis | The left vertical side of a graph containing the numerical data. Same as Value Axis. |
