Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 468)

461 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Graphs
2 Make the marker artwork the size you want it to be in the graph, even if it’s larger than the marker rectangle you
copied.
3 Once you’ve got the marker design the way you want it, select the design, choose Object > Graph > Design, and click
New Design.
4 Click Rename to name the design.
Apply a column design to a graph
1 Create or import the column design.
2 Use the Group Selection tool to select the columns or bars you want to fill with the design, or select the entire
graph.
3 Choose Object > Graph > Column.
4 Select a column design type.
If you choose the Repeating Column Type, enter a value in the Each Design Represents text box. Also select whether
to chop or scale any fractions of the design from the For Fractions pop-up menu. Chop Design cuts off a fraction of
the top design as necessary; Scale Design scales the last design to fit in the column.
5 Select the design you want to use. A preview of the selected design appears.
6 Click OK.
Apply a marker design to a line or scatter graph
1 Create or import the column design.
2 Use the Group Selection tool to select the markers and the legends in the graph that you want to replace with a
design. Do not select any lines.
3 Choose Object > Graph > Marker. Select a design, and click OK.
The design is scaled so that the backmost rectangle in the design is the same size as the default square marker on the
line or scatter graph.
Line graph with marker designs
Reuse a graph design
You can reuse a graph design that you created and edit it to make a new design. If you have the original artwork, you
can alter it and then rename the design using the Graph Design dialog box.
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