Today you will
- save a PDF that shows only your chart
- check a block of numbers in print preview
- save a PDF with your chart and its numbers on one page
Warm-up
Think of one chart in your Something Real sheet. If your Work Experience supervisor only had 30 seconds, would you send the chart, the numbers, or both on one page?
A chart-only PDF shows the chart and almost nothing else.
A chart-plus-data PDF puts the chart and its table of numbers on one page.
Print preview shows the page before you save it, so you can fix problems first.
A PDF looks the same on any phone or computer.
Example
A sponsor asks if sales are going up, so you send the chart alone. A club treasurer wants to check costs, so you send the chart with its table.
Follow the steps in the box below to save a PDF that shows only your chart. Use {{code:sm3_interpretation_practice}}, your weekly sales practice sheet.
If you do not have it, make a new sheet with that name in {{code:09_specialism/sm3/}}. Paste this table into cell {{cell:A1}}, then select {{range:A1:B7}} and insert a column chart.
| Week | Sales (€) |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | 45 |
| Week 2 | 52 |
| Week 3 | 48 |
| Week 4 | 95 |
| Week 5 | 50 |
| Week 6 | 55 |
Common problems
- The PDF has lots of empty pages. Hide spare rows and columns around your chart and table, then check print preview.
- The chart is tiny or cut off. Make it bigger on the {{code:chart_only}} sheet and switch to Landscape.
- I can't find my PDF. Look in your Downloads folder, then move it into {{code:Project_Portfolio/09_specialism/sm3/}}.
Independent Practice
- Copy your chart to a {{code:chart_only}} sheet and save it as {{code:sm3_chart_only.pdf}}.
- Back on the data sheet, make sure the chart sits beside its table.
- Right-click the spare columns and rows around them and choose Hide.
- Click {{menu:File -> Print}}, choose the current sheet and set Landscape.
- When the chart and table fit on one page, save it as {{code:sm3_chart_with_data.pdf}}.
If your chart isn't ready, use {{code:sm3_interpretation_practice}} and tell your teacher.
- {{code:sm3_chart_only.pdf}} shows one big, clear chart.
- {{code:sm3_chart_with_data.pdf}} shows the chart and its numbers on one page.
- Both files are in {{code:Project_Portfolio/09_specialism/sm3/}}.
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