Excel 2003 Pie Chart Tutorial

By Ted French, About.com Guide

Two Options for Selecting the Chart Data

Note: For help with these instructions, see the image example above.

Using the mouse

1. Drag select with the mouse button to highlight the cells containing the data to be included in the graph.

Using the keyboard

1. Click on the top left of the graph data.


2. Hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard.


3. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the data to be included in the pie chart.

Note: Be sure to select any column and row headings that you want included in the graph.

For this tutorial

1. Highlight the block of cells from A3 to B6 using one of the above methods.