Chapter 15 Creating Charts

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consider using a chart rather than a table when you want to
a. use rows and columns to organize data.
b. present SmartArt data.
c. provide a more visual representation of data.
d. organize numeric data.
ANS: C

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2. A chart is sometimes referred to as a

a. table.
b. data.
c. graph.
d. picture.
ANS: C

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3. Which of the following is not one of the basic types of charts you can create in Word?
a. bar
b. column
c. pie
d. bubble
ANS: D

4. You can create

a. 3
b. 4
c. 10
d. 50
ANS: C

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basic types of charts in Word.

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5. Which of the following is not one of the Quick Steps for inserting a chart?
a. Click INSERT tab.
b. Click Insert Chart button.
c. Enter data in Excel spreadsheet.
d. Close Excel.
ANS: B

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6. When you click the INSERT tab and then click the Chart button in the Illustrations group, what
displays?
a. an Excel spreadsheet
b. the Insert Chart dialog box
c. the CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab
d. the CHART TOOLS LAYOUT tab
ANS: B

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7. At the Insert Chart dialog box, choose the

dialog box.
a. chart type
b. data series
c. chart theme
d. chart title
ANS: A

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you want to create from the list at the left side of the

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8. When you select a type of chart in the Insert Chart dialog box and then click OK, a sample chart is
inserted into your Word document and
opens with sample data.
a. PowerPoint
b. a Word table
c. Outlook
d. Excel
ANS: D

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9. A(n)
chart emphasizes the magnitude of change over time, rather than the rate of change.
a. area
b. column
c. line
d. pie
ANS: A

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10. Which type of chart should you create to show proportions and relationships of the parts to the whole?
a. surface
b. bar
c. pie
d. scatter
ANS: C

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11. A column chart is used to

a. show individual figures at a specific time.
b. compare separate items as they vary over time.
c. show trends and overall change over time at even intervals.
d. emphasize differences, variations, and trends.
ANS: B

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12. In a sample worksheet, what does Excel do when you click in a cell immediately outside the data range
and insert data in the cell?
a. close the sample worksheet
b. expand the data range
c. issue an error message
d. put a red border around the data range
ANS: B

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13. A
shows the relationships among numeric values in several data series or plots the interception
points between x and y values.
a. bar chart
b. line chart
c. radar chart
d. scatter chart
ANS: D

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14. Press the

key(s) to make the previous cell of an Excel worksheet active.
a. Tab
b. Shift + Tab
c. Enter
d. Shift
ANS: B

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15. You position the mouse pointer on the small, square, blue icon that displays in the lower right corner
of the Excel worksheet until the pointer displays as a diagonally pointing, two-headed arrow. What are
you going to do?
a. Type data into the worksheet.
b. Make a cell active.
c. Change the size of the data range.
d. Expand the Word document window.
ANS: C

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16. Which of the following is not one of the four buttons that displays when you insert a chart into a
document?
a. Layout Options
b. Chart Elements
c. Chart Styles
d. Chart Formatting
ANS: D

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17. The Layout dialog box displays when you click the
Options side menu.
a. See more hyperlink
b. Layout Options button
c. Chart Elements button
d. Chart Styles button
ANS: A

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18. When you apply text wrapping to a chart, the

a. Fix position on page
b. Move with text
c. In line with text
d. Square
ANS: B

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that displays at the bottom of the Layout

option is active by default.

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19. A side menu of text wrapping options displays when you click the
a. Layout Options button.
b. Chart Elements button.
c. Chart Styles button.
d. Chart Filters button.
ANS: A

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20. Hover the mouse pointer over an option in the Chart Elements side menu and a
this symbol to display additional formatting options.
a. right-pointing triangle
b. small black circle
c. left-pointing arrow
d. blue arrow
ANS: A

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displays. Click

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21. Click the

tab at the Chart Filters button side menu and options display for turning on and off the
display of column and row names.
a. NAMES
b. COLOR
c. STYLE
d. DESIGN
ANS: A

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22. Click the Chart Styles button that displays at the right side of the selected chart and a
displays.
a. side menu gallery
b. task pane
c. dialog box
d. drop-down menu
ANS: A

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of styles

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23. Use the

that displays at the right side of the selected chart to isolate specific data in the chart.
a. Chart Filters button
b. Chart Styles button
c. Chart Filters task pane
d. styles gallery
ANS: A

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24. In addition to the buttons that display outside the chart border, you can use buttons and options on the
tab to add a chart element, change the chart layout and colors, apply a chart style, select data
and switch rows and columns, and change the chart type.
a. CHART TOOLS DESIGN
b. DESIGN
c. INSERT
d. CHART TOOLS FORMAT
ANS: A

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25. The options in the drop-down list that displays when you click the
button on the CHART
TOOLS DESIGN tab are similar to the options available at the Chart Elements button that displays at
the right side of a selected chart.
a. Add Chart Element
b. Chart Layout
c. Change Colors
d. Change Chart Type
ANS: A

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26. A number of predesigned chart styles are provided in the Chart Styles group on the CHART TOOLS
DESIGN tab. To make additional styles available, click the
at the right side of the chart style
thumbnails.
a. More button
b. Quick Layout button
c. Add Chart Element button
d. Chart Elements button
ANS: A

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27. Which of the following buttons or options is not available on the CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab?
a. Enter Formula
b. Edit Data
c. Change Chart Type
d. Select Data
ANS: A

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28. The Change Chart Type button is included in the

a. Data
b. Chart Styles
c. Chart Layouts
d. Type
ANS: D

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group on the CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab.

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29. When you create a chart in Word, the cells in the Excel worksheet
a. are linked to the chart.
b. are cleared when you close the worksheet.
c. cannot be changed.
d. become inactive.
ANS: A

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30. If you need to edit the data in a chart,

a. right-click the data and then select Edit from the shortcut menu.
b. click the Edit Data button, change the data in the Excel worksheet, and then click the
Close button.
c. open Excel, locate the chart, and then change the data.
d. click the Select Data button and then change the data in the Excel worksheet.
ANS: B

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31. Use options in the

dialog box to switch the rows and columns of data; add, edit, and remove
chart entries; and filter and isolate specific data in the chart.
a. Select Data Source
b. Change Chart Type
c. Add Chart Elements
d. Layout
ANS: A

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32. Which of these tasks cannot be done with buttons on the CHART TOOLS FORMAT tab?
a. Plot the chart area.
b. Apply a predesigned style to a shape.
c. Apply a predesigned WordArt style to text.
d. Arrange and size a chart.
ANS: A

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33. You can apply predesigned formatting to the text in a chart using buttons in the
a. Shape Styles
b. WordArt Styles
c. Labels
d. Current Selection
ANS: B

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group.

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34. Which of the following options is not available using buttons in the WordArt Styles group?
a. Change the fill color of the text.
b. Change the outline color of the text.
c. Apply effects to the text.
d. Format specific elements in a chart.
ANS: D

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35. To format or modify a specific element in a chart, first

a. select the element.
b. click the CHART TOOLS FORMAT tab.
c. select the Chart Elements button.
d. click the Reset to Match Style button.
ANS: A

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36. What group(s) contain the same options on the CHART TOOLS FORMAT tab and the DRAWING
TOOLS FORMAT tab?
a. Arrange and Size
b. Arrange
c. Shape Styles
d. Size and Shape Styles
ANS: A

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37. Options for formatting a chart display in the Format Chart Area task pain with the
a. CHART OPTIONS
b. TEXT OPTIONS
c. FORMAT OPTIONS
d. STYLE OPTIONS
ANS: A

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38. The Format Chart Area task pane contains

CHART OPTIONS tab active.
a. two tabs
b. two buttons
c. a button and a hyperlink
d. four tabs
ANS: A
39.

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tab active.

located near the top of the task pane with the

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display below the tabs near the top of the Format Chart Area task pane. Each displays different
options in the task pane and the options may or may not be expanded.
a. Icons
b. Buttons
c. Hyperlinks
d. ScreenTips
ANS: A

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40. Display the Layout dialog box by clicking the

TOOLS FORMAT tab.
a. Size
b. Arrange
c. Shape Styles
d. Current Selection
ANS: A

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group dialog box launcher on the CHART

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