You can quickly copy your chart to another application, or save it as a separate image file.
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Click the chart that you want to save as a picture.
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Choose Copy from the ribbon, or press CTRL+C on your keyboard .
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Switch to the application you want to copy the chart to. If you're saving as a separate image file open your favorite graphics editor, such as Microsoft Paint.
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Place your cursor where you want the chart to appear, then select Paste from the ribbon, or press CTRL+V on your keyboard.
If you've pasted your chart into a graphics editor to save as a separate image file, use File > Save to save it as a new file.
Tip: If you find that there's a lot of unwanted whitespace around your chart, you can use your graphics editor's cropping tool to remove it.
Choosing a graphics file format
If you're saving the chart as a new image file, you'll need to select a format for the file. Here are some of the most popular choices.
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File format |
What it means |
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Device Independent Bitmap (.bmp) |
Graphics created in one program are displayed in another program exactly the way they appeared in the original program. |
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Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) |
Supports 256 colors and no image data is lost when the file is compressed. |
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JPEG File Interchange Format (.jpg) |
Best used for pictures with many colors, such as scanned photos. |
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Portable Network Graphics Format (.png) |
Improves the quality of graphics on a web site because parts of the image can be transparent and brightness can be controlled. |
