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Area Chart | A chart type that shows trends over time. |
Bar Chart | A chart type that shows a comparison among related data. |
Cell | The intersection of a column and a row. |
Character Style | A style, indicated by a symbol that contains formatting characteristics that you apply to text, such as font name, font size, font color, bold emphasis, and so on. |
Chart | A visual representation of numerical data. |
Chart Area | The entire chart and all its elements. |
Chart Data Range | The group of cells surrounded by a blue border that Excel will use to create a chart. |
Chart Style | The overall visual look of a chart in terms of its graphic effects, colors, and backgrounds. |
Column Chart | A chart type that shows a comparison among related data. |
Contiguous | Items that are adjacent to one another. |
Data Labels | The part of a chart that displays the value represented by each data marker. |
Data Markers | The shapes in a chart representing each of the cells that contain data. |
Data Points | The cells that contain numerical data used in a chart. |
Data Range Border | The blue line that surrounds the cell that displays in the chart. |
Data Series | In a chart, related sdata points represented by a unique color. |
Direct Formatting | The process of applying each format separately, for example, bold, then font size, then font color, and so on. |
Embedding | The process of inserting an object, such as a chart, into a Word donument so that it becomes part of a document. |
Horizontal Axis (X-Axis) | The axis that displays along the lower edge of a chart, also referred to as the X-axis. |
Keep Lines Together | A formatting feature that prevents a single line from displaying by itself at the bottom of a page or at the top of a page. |
Keep With Next | A formatting feature that keeps a heading with its first paragraph of text on the same page. |
Legend | The part of a chart that identifies the colors assigned to each data series or category. |
Line Chart | A chart type that shows trends over time. |
Linked Style | A style, indicated by a symbol, that behaves as either a character style or a pharagraph style, depending on what you select. |
List Style | A style that applies a format to a list. |
Memorandum (Memo) | A written message sent to someone working in the same organization; also referred to as a memorandum. |
Multilevel List | A list on which the items displays in a visual hierarchical structure. |
Noncontiguous | Items that are not adjacent to one another. |
Normal | The default style in Word for new documents and which includes default styles and customizations that determine the basic look of a document; for example, it includes the Calibri font, 11 point font size, line spacing at 1.08, and 8 pt spacing after a paragraph. |
Numerical Data | Numbers that represent facts. |
Paragraph Style | A style, indicated by a symbol that includes everything that a character style contains, plus all aspects of paragraph's appearance; for example, text alignment, tab stops, line spaceing, and borders. |
Pie Chart | A chart type that shows the proportion of parts a whole. |
Reveal Formatting | A pane that displays the formatted selection and includes a complete description of formats applied. |
Style | A group of formatting commands, such as font, font size, font color, paragraph alignment, and line spacing that can be applied to a paragraph with one command. |
Style Set | A group of styles that are designed to word together. |
Styles pane | A window that displays a list of styles and contains tools to manage styles. |
Table Style | A style that applies a consistent look to the borders, shading, and son on of a table. |
Vertical Axis (Y-Axis) | The axis that dispays along the left side of a chart; also referred to as the Y- axis. |
Change Case | A formatting command that allows you to quickly change the capitalization of selected text. |
Chart Elements | A Word feature that displays commands to add, remove, or change chart elements, such as the legend, gridlines, and data labels. |
Chart Filters | A Word feature that displays commands to define what data points and names display on a chart. |
Chart Styles | A Word feature that displays commands to apply a style and color scheme to a chart. |
Layout Options | A Word feature that displays commands to control the manner in which text wraps around a chart or other object. |
Show Preview | A formatting feature that displays a visual representation of each style in the Styles window. |
Style Inspector | A pane that displays the name of the selected style with formats applied and contains paragraph- and text-level formatting options. |
Word Options | A collection of settings that you can change to customize Word. |