Chart Wizard - Line Chart Properties

Line charts are useful for showing data in a more linear fashion. This chart type in especially useful in showing data points or trends over time.

After you have selected a line chart from the list of chart types on the Type tab, you can then select a chart sub-type and configure various chart options.

Line Chart Sub-Types

The chart sub-type determines how the line for the selected series will appear.

The Chart Wizard showing the Type tab with Line Chart selected.  Three types of line charts are available: normal, points, and stairs. The Standard chart wizard showing only the Points sub-type for line charts.

Classic charts give you three line options:

Standard charts support only the Points sub-type.

Line Chart Options

The Line Options tab provides some additional configuration options for line charts:

The Chart Wizard showing the Line Options tab where you can choose the line color and change the chart orientation (horizontal or vertical)

See also: Configuring Series Labels