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| bar chart | A chart with bars that compares the quantities of two or more items. |
| chart area | A region in a chart object that is used to position chart elements, render axes, and plot data. |
| column chart | A chart that displays data in vertical bars to facilitate data comparison. |
| column header | In an Excel worksheet, a shaded rectangular area at the top of each column containing a letter. You can click a column header to select an entire column. See also row header. |
| data marker | A customizable symbol or shape that identifies a data point on a chart. A data marker can be formatted with various sizes and colors. |
| data point | An individual value plotted in a chart and represented together with other data points by bars, columns, lines, pie or doughnut slices, dots, and various other shapes referred to as data markers. |
| data series | Related data points that are plotted in a chart. One or more data series in a chart can be plotted. A pie chart has just one data series. |
| destination file | The file that a linked or embedded object is inserted into. The source file contains the information that is used to create the object. When you change information in a destination file, the information is not updated in the source file. |
| embedded object | An object created with one program and embedded into a document created by another program. Embedding the object, rather than simply inserting or pasting it, ensures that the object retains its original format. If you double-click the embedded object, you can edit it with the toolbars and menus from the program used to create it. |
| legend | A key in a chart that identifies the colors and names of the data series or categories that are used in the chart. |
| line graph or line chart | A type of chart in which data points in a series are connected by a line. |
| linked object | An object that is inserted into a document but still exists in the source file. When information is linked, the document is updated automatically if the information in the original document changes. |
| pie chart | A round chart that shows the size of items in a single data series, proportional to the sum of the items. |
| plot area | In a two-dimensional chart, the area bounded by the axes, including all data series. In a three-dimensional chart, the area bounded by the axes, including the data series, category names, tick-mark labels, and axis titles. |
| row header | In an Excel worksheet, a shaded rectangular area to the left of each row containing a number. You can click a row header to select an entire row. See also column header. |
| source file | A file containing an object that is inserted in a destination file. |
| tick-mark | A small line of measurement, similar to a division line on a ruler, that intersects an axis in a chart. |
| x-axis | Also called a category axis, the axis for grouping data in a chart, usually the horizontal axis. |
| y-axis | Also called a value axis, the axis for plotting values in a chart, usually the vertical axis. |
| z-axis | Also called a series axis, the optical axis that is perpendicular to the x-axis and y-axis, usually the "floor." |
