Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 35)

28 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Workspace
Graph tool gallery
Illustrator provides nine graph tools, each one for creating a different type of graph. The type of graph you choose
depends on the information you want to communicate.
The Symbol Sprayer tool
(Shift+S) places multiple
symbol instances as a set on
the artboard. The Symbol Shifter tool
moves symbol instances The Symbol Scruncher tool
moves symbol instances
closer together or farther
apart. The Symbol Sizer tool resizes
symbol instances.
The Symbol Spinner tool
rotates symbol instances. The Symbol Stainer tool
colorizes symbol instances. The Symbol Screener tool
applies opacity to symbol
instances. The Symbol Styler tool
applies the selected style to
symbol instances.
The Column Graph tool (J)
creates graphs that compare
values using vertical
columns. The Stacked Column Graph
tool creates graphs that are
similar to column graphs,
but stacks the columns on
top of one another, instead of
side by side. This graph type
is useful for showing the
relationship of parts to the
total. The Bar Graph tool creates
graphs that are similar to
column graphs, but positions
the bars horizontally instead
of vertically. The Stacked Bar Graph tool
creates graphs that are
similar to stacked column
graphs, but stacks the bars
horizontally instead of
vertically.
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