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Start Excel. Download and open the file named Excel_Ch04_Express.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename. Save the file to the location where you are storing your files.

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Charting data is good way to analyze data visually.

Use the cell ranges A5:A10 and O5:O10 on the AnnualData worksheet to create a 3-D Pie chart of the number of annual rentals for the six car types.
Move the chart so the upper left corner is inside cell I12 and the lower right corner is in cell O26.

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Having a descriptive chart title is important to understand the chart’s contents.

On the 3-D pie chart, change the title to Annual Rentals
Change the font of the title to Arial Black, 16 pt., and bold.

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To make the pie chart more descriptive, data labels can be added.

Add data labels on the pie chart to include the category name and percentage only.
Position the label information on the outside end of the chart.
Change the font size of the labels to 8 and apply bold.
Because data labels were added, remove the chart legend.

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Change the color palette of the 3-D pie chart to Monochromatic, Palette 1.

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Explode the slice of the 3-D pie chart to 20% that represents the auto type with the lowest percentage of annual rentals.
Change the Chart area to Turquoise, Accent 4, Lighter 80% fill.

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Adjust the 3-D rotation of the chart to have the X rotation of 70 and a Y rotation of 50
Adjust the perspective to 10.

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Click the clustered column chart located below the monthly data. Change the chart type of the chart to a Line chart.

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Increase the data used in the line chart to include the months of July, August, and September.
Switch the row and column data so that the months July to December are represented on the x-axis.

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Format the appearance of the line chart with the following:
Filter the chart to display only Green Collection, Compact/Midsize, and Full-size/Standard (Mac users can skip this step).
Change the chart style to Style 6.
Add primary major vertical gridlines.
Change the chart title to July-December Rental Types

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Create a 3-D Clustered Column chart using the cell ranges A5:A10 and H5:H10 for the Semi-Annual Total for all auto types on the AnnualData worksheet. The primary horizontal axis should be the auto types.

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Change the chart title by creating a reference to cell H4 on the AnnualData worksheet.

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Move the 3-D column chart from the AnnualData worksheet to a chart sheet, and then name that worksheet SemiAnnualReport

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Add data labels to the chart. Change the font size of the data labels to 14 and then bold the data labels.

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Change the color of the Chart Area to Turquoise, Accent 4, Lighter 80% fill.

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Move the SemiAnnualReport worksheet to the right of the AnnualData worksheet.

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Save and close Excel_Ch04_Express.xlsx. Exit Excel. Submit the file as directed.

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