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Chapter 9

Creating Charts

You can put shadows on individual pie wedges or on the pie as a whole. Putting

shadows on individual wedges makes it look like the wedges are in different layers.

To put shadows on individual pie wedges:

1

Select the chart or individual pie wedges.

2

In the Chart Inspector, click the Series button.

3

Choose Individual from the Shadow pop-up menu.

4

In the Graphic Inspector, set shadow attributes. (For more information, see “Adding

Shadows” on page 133.)

To put a shadow on the whole pie:

1

Select the chart.

2

In the Series pane of the Chart Inspector, choose Group from the Shadow

pop-up menu.

3

In the Graphic Inspector, set shadow attributes. (For more information, see “Adding

Shadows” on page 133.)

You can also change the opacity of the chart and individual chart elements, such as

the legend. (For more information, see “Adjusting Opacity” on page 135.)

To rotate a pie chart:

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Select the chart and drag the Rotation Angle wheel in the Series pane of the Chart

Inspector, or type a value in the Rotation Angle field.

Bar and Column Charts

You can apply shadows to individual data series or to the entire chart. You can adjust

the opacity for the chart as a whole or for individual series (but not individual bars).

You can also adjust the spacing between data sets or individual bars.

To adjust spacing between individual bars or data sets:

1

Select the chart.

2

In the Chart Inspector, click the Series button if it is not already selected.

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