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>> Mike: Hey guys, it's Mike here. |
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And this will be the fifth and final video |
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in my Excel MOS Crash Course. |
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In this video we're gonna go over |
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how to create charts and objects |
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in your Excel MOS Exam |
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which is gonna be about
15 to 20% of your exam. |
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And the first part is I'm gonna show you |
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how to create charts and
alter current chart elements |
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and how to format graphic
elements within a chart |
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and as well how to insert and
format objects like pictures. |
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So when it comes to creating charts, |
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the nice thing is we won't actually |
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have to create a chart from scratch. |
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Usually on your Excel MOS Exam |
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you'll just have to alter a
few features of the chart. |
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For example for this first one, |
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we're gonna switch the rows |
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or switch row and column data. |
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And the tricky part about this |
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it might be worded in different ways, |
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and you might have something like, |
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you won't have them come out
and say switch row and column, |
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but it might say like
in this example here, |
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make sure that the shoe type |
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is along the x-axis |
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which is not right now, |
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it's sort of the shoe type |
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goes along the y-axis |
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it's the series here. |
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So if we click on the whole chart, |
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and then in the Chart Tools Design tab, |
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click the Switch Row and Column, |
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now the shoe types become, |
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the data runs along the x-axis, |
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and the months are down here |
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as series or vice versa. |
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So if you had to switch those |
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or you might look for a word |
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that says swap the data |
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or it might say you want |
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instead of having the
months along the x-axis, |
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we want the shoe type,
something like that. |
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So the next skill you have to
know for your Excel MOS Exam |
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when it comes to creating
charts is how to add a series. |
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So you see that there's two series here. |
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We're gonna click on the chart, |
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we see that October
November are the two series |
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and we wanna add another one. |
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So if it's just simply add a new series, |
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we can drag this blue corner over here |
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and include the December value, |
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but you might also have to
take this a step further. |
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In the Chart Tools tab you might have to, |
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I'm gonna select the data, |
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and then let's say they wanted you |
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to also edit the title of the new series |
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or add the new title. |
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So you could do that here |
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in this Select Data Source dialog box |
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just by clicking on this
series, pressing Edit. |
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And then instead of using the
value from my data field here, |
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I'm gonna type in, maybe
they want you to type in |
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the whole word for the months |
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or just this one in the series name. |
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So you might have to change |
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the series name as well |
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that you just added. |
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So December, we press OK, |
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and you see that the new series name |
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is the full December. |
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So when it comes to creating charts, |
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you also might be asked
something challenging |
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like let's make another chart |
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but only include November data. |
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Now the tricky part about
this is you might think, |
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okay, well then we want November data |
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so I'll just highlight this column, |
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but they want the November
data and the shoe type. |
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So just like this chart |
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but they also have to mention |
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if it's the November data, |
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it's November data
pertaining to the shoe type. |
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So we also have to highlight that row, |
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or sorry, column as well. |
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And then you're probably asked |
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to choose a specific type of chart, |
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let's just keep it with the column chart |
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like we made in the last one. |
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Okay so that would be the November data. |
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Don't forget that this is all
based on the shoe type as well |
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and it's not just the November data. |
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Even though you're asked to
only include the November data, |
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it's November data
corresponding to the shoe type. |
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So a second skill that you have to know |
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for your Excel MOS Exam |
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is how to format graphic elements |
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and that whether you're
dealing with charts or objects. |
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And when it comes to the charts, |
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you're gonna have to know
how to use Chart Elements. |
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So when you click on this chart, |
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there's a little plus
sign here, Chart Elements, |
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and you might have to add
an axis title or a legend. |
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And with these you have
additional options, |
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like for the legend example, |
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you can put it at the
top, right, or bottom. |
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Right now it's on the right, |
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but if you're asked to
put it on the bottom, |
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switch it up, put it on
the bottom like this. |
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You also might be asked
told to add a chart title |
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and then rename it. |
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Let's say this one is shoe type, |
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this is how I would do that. |
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We press Enter or no, |
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probably not press Enter, |
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just click away from the chart. |
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So that's how you would change
some of the chart elements. |
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Another way to change chart elements |
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would be to change the chart style. |
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So you might be asked to do a
style with a dark background |
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or given specifically
style, turn it to Style 8, |
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which we can do here. |
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You might also be asked
to change the layout type. |
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So you'll be given the number Layout 5 |
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and change that to Layout 5 here. |
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And those are some ways |
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that you can alter the
look of your charts. |
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So one last skill when
it comes to formatting |
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graphic elements of a chart |
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would be to move the chart
to its own chart sheet. |
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So the way to do that is
click on the chart area, |
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and then in this Chart Tools Design tab, |
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there's a Move Chart button. |
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And we'll just click on that. |
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And if it says new sheet, |
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don't confuse that with object, okay? |
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So right now this chart is
an object on this worksheet. |
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It doesn't take up the whole sheet, |
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but creating a new sheet from a graph |
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will make you make the
chart the whole sheet, |
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so make sure you know
what they're asking you. |
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Do they want you to insert the chart |
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on the worksheet as an object |
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or do they want its own
separate chart sheet with it? |
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So new sheet. |
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And they'll probably give you a name |
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like shoe type or something like that. |
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Then when we press OK, |
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you can see something at the bottom, |
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a new worksheet is gonna pop up |
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and it's gonna have
this whole graph on it, |
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and this is actually called a chart sheet. |
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So that is the last skill |
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for when it comes to
formatting graphic elements. |
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So beyond charts, you might
actually have to add in |
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some pictures on your Excel MOS Exam, |
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so I'm gonna show you how
to insert a picture first. |
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So it'll probably be saved
in your Documents folder. |
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So to insert pictures from there, |
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we go to the Insert tab, click Pictures. |
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And my folders are gonna
be a little bit different. |
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So I'm gonna click Pictures |
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and then just go to my Picture tab. |
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But yours is gonna be in the Document tab. |
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So yours would be in Documents. |
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I'm just gonna take a picture
from my Pictures folder. |
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Search for a goofy picture of me. |
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And sure, why not? |
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Okay something like that. |
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This is something my students
came up with using PowerPoint. |
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So anyways yeah, so that's
how we'd insert the picture. |
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Make sure that you insert the picture |
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on the right worksheet. |
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I know that seems simple but it's really, |
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it's an easy mistake to make. |
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So if it says on the Shoe Sales worksheet, |
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make sure you're not in
the Shoe Type worksheet. |
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Alright so make sure you're
inserting the picture, |
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you don't wanna lose marks |
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for putting it on the wrong worksheet. |
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And then you might add
some picture effects here |
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like Artistic Effects. |
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You might have to choose Pencil Grayscale |
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or something like that. |
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Or you may have to choose
something like a Glow effect |
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and then you might have to
choose a more custom glow effect, |
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so maybe it was something like
we didn't have a color here, |
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let's say green, olive
green, lighter 80%, sure. |
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And then but you also have to
not only do that kind of glow, |
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but it has to be a certain point, |
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so we'll do more colors. |
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Start Picture Effects, Glow, |
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and we'll do Glow Options, |
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'cause it might not be as easy |
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as just picking a glow option. |
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You might have to go further, |
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you might have to increase
the size of the glow, |
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make it really big. |
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And let me choose a color |
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that stands out a little bit more. |
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Okay something like that or do a preset. |
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Yeah those are the preset colors. |
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Or if the color you needed to put in |
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wasn't in the Preset colors, |
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you could come here, change it, |
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and then increase the size as well. |
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And one last thing, |
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you'll probably have
to do for your pictures |
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is to add some alt text. |
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So to do that you would click
on the picture or object, |
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and then click Edit Alt Text here. |
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And then you just type in whatever you, |
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whatever the question asked you to. |
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Let's say this is Cartoon Mike. |
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That is sorta describing the picture. |
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And then I exit. |
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And that's how you add
an alt text to an object. |
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So remember to check and go over |
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all of the videos in this video series |
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if you really wanna master
your Excel MOS Exam. |
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And good luck and I'll
see you in the next one. |