Question

Explain various options available to a user to change the shape outline of a chart element to improve its visual appearance.

Hint:

List the Shape Outline options: colour, No Outline, More Outline Colours, Weight, Dashes and Arrows. Each option earns 1 mark.

Answer 1

Step 1: What shape outline means:
The shape outline is the line or border drawn around a chart element.
It is changed from the Shape Outline button on the Format tab.
The question asks the options for this, and the scheme gives 1 mark for each of six options.

Step 2: Option 1: Outline colour:
Under Theme Colours or Standard Colours, click the colour to use. (1 mark)

Step 3: Option 2: No Outline:
To remove the outline colour from the selected chart element, click No Outline.
If the selected element is a line, the line will no longer be visible on the chart. (1 mark)

Step 4: Option 3: More Outline Colours:
To use a colour that is not under Theme Colours or Standard Colours, click More Outline Colours.
In the Colours dialog box, set the colour on the Standard or Custom tab and click OK.
Custom outline colours are added under Recent Colours and can be used again. (1 mark)

Step 5: Option 4: Weight:
To change the thickness of a line or a border, click Weight and select the line we want.
For more line or border styles, click More Lines and choose the style. (1 mark)

Step 6: Option 5: Dashes:
To make a broken line or border (dash - dash), click Dashes and click the dash type.
For more dash types, click More Lines and choose the dash. (1 mark)

Step 7: Option 6: Arrows:
To add an arrow to a line, click Arrows and then click the arrow style.
For more arrow styles, click More Arrows and choose the arrow setting. (1 mark)

Final Answer:
Shape outline options: colour, No Outline, More Outline Colours, Weight, Dashes and Arrows. 6 marks.