Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 144)

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Change the chart’s color, texture, shadow, and
other image qualities “Formatting the Elements in a Chart’s Data
Series” on page 148
Show special elements in charts “Showing Error Bars in Charts” on page 151
“Showing Trendiness in Charts” on page 152
Format pie charts, bar charts, and other specific
chart types “Formatting Specific Chart Types” on page 154
Placing and Formatting a Chart’s Title and Legend
The chart title is where you can describe the subject of the chart. The chart legend
shows which colors used in the chart represent which data series.
You can show or hide a chart’s title or legend, change the appearance of its text,
and drag it wherever you want it to appear. To change any chart attribute, first select
the chart.
Here are ways to place and format a selected chart’s title and legend:
To show the title or legend, choose View > Show Inspector, and then click the Chart
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inspector button. Select Show Title or Show Legend.
To give the chart a new title, select the text in the title box and type a new one.
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To edit the labels in the legend, edit the series labels in the related table or select the m
legend and edit the text directly.
To format the text in the legend or title, use the format bar controls.
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To move the legend, select and then drag it. m
To add descriptive text elements to a chart, create a text box. See “Adding Text
Boxes” on page 185. When you’ve finished formatting your chart, you can group the
text box with the chart, so that the text box and chart always move together if you
decide to move the chart. See “Grouping and Ungrouping Objects” on page 218.
Resizing or Rotating a Chart
There are several techniques for rotating 2D charts. You can’t rotate (or flip) 3D charts.
If a 3D chart is grouped with 2D charts, you can rotate the group, but only the 2D
charts in the group will rotate.
Here are ways to resize or rotate a chart:
To resize a chart, select the entire chart, and then do any of the following:
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Drag an active selection handle. Active selection handles have a black outline. Â
To maintain a chart’s proportions, hold down the Shift key as you drag to resize it. Â
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