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Excercise 2

Exercise 2 - Portrait of Official Language Communities in Canada

Changing the Table Layout and Making Charts

This exercise is a continuation of exercise #1, in order for your table to display the same data as the proceeding examples you must first do Exercise #1.

  1. You can change the layout of your table (the particular variables) at any time by highlighting (single-click) the cell you would like to move, and by dragging (hold your right mouse button down while you move the cursor) it to it’s new location.  Click here to see where to move the geography cell to follow this exercise.
  2. Highlight the columns and rows you want to display on a chart.  For this example, highlight LaSalle, Outremont, Saint Laurent, and Lachine for the geographic areas.  Also, select English and French for the language.
  3. Click on the Chart button on the toolbar.  This displays a chart.  Note that the chart is of children aged 0 to 4 years (male and female).
  4. To change chart types, right-click on the chart and choose Chart options from the menu.  A Chart option box shows up.  Choose another chart type (see picture), and uncheck the option box “Display Footnote”.
  5. This displays your updated chart.
  6. To change the colours on your chart, double click on one of the colours in the legend (double click on the yellow colour in the legend).  A Colour option box shows up.  Click on the drop-down arrow and change the colour to purple.
  7. You are now finished exercise # 2 and are familiar with changing the layout of the table and making charts.

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