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When adding graphics to an InDesign layout, there are two ways in which the graphic can be inserted. Firstly, it can be independent of all other items on the page and, secondly, it can be embedded, or anchored, within a block of text. The first approach perhaps offers the greatest degree of flexibility in terms of how the graphic may be integrated with other elements. The main benefit offered by the anchored approach is that the graphic can then be linked to a given point within the flow of text.

In order to create a chart in Microsoft Excel, you must highlight the data that you want to plot. Your selection should also include any relevant headings. Excel allows you to create charts on chart sheets independent of the worksheet containing the data or to embed the chart on the worksheet alongside the data.

PDFs are documents whose original format and layout has been preserved, allowing users to view the document as it was originally formatted without the need to own the program in which it was created. All you need is the freely available Acrobat Reader and you can open the document and browse through it pretty much as its creator intended.

Excel offers a number of different ways of inserting new sheets into your workbooks. One of the simplest is to use the Insert Worksheet button. This is located on the right-hand side of the worksheet tabs. Regardless of which worksheet is active, clicking this button will always insert a worksheet as the last tab in your workbook.

Microsoft Excel allows you to change the order of worksheets within a workbook at any time. There are two ways to do this, the first of which is simply to drag the tabs representing each worksheet to the left or right. Not only can you drag individual tabs, it is also possible to select several tabs and drag them all at the same time.