Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 150)

When adjusting the opacity and fill, note that dragging the Opacity slider at the
bottom of the Graphic inspector changes the opacity of the chart as a whole. To
format only a selected series, select it, and then adjust the opacity of the color fill,
gradient fill, or tinted image fill, as needed. For more details, see “Adjusting Opacity” on
page 224 and “Filling Objects with Colors or Images” on page 225.
To learn about using one of your own images as a fill, see “Filling an Object with an
Image” on page 228.
To learn about changing the look of the line around an element, see “Changing the
Style of Borders” on page 221.
To learn about changing shadows, see “Adding Shadows” on page 223.
To show and format data point labels for the selected series:
1 Click Series in the Chart inspector.
2 Select Value Labels.
3 To position the labels, click one of the Position buttons.
4 To format values differently from the way they’re formatted in the related table, select
an option from the Format pop-up menu under Value Axis.
Number: Displays the data point value with no units, unless you specify them. To
specify units, type them into the Suffix field. In the Decimals field, specify how many
decimal places you want to appear, and then choose –100 or (100) from the adjacent
pop-up menu to choose a style for displaying negative numbers. Select Separator if
you want to show a thousands separator on the left side of the decimal.
Currency: Displays the data point value as a monetary amount. Choose the currency
unit symbol from the Symbol pop-up menu. In the Decimals field, specify how many
decimal places you want to appear. To display negative values preceded by a minus
sign or in parentheses, choose –100 or (100) from the pop-up menu. Select Separator if
you want to show a thousands separator on the left side of the decimal.
Percentage: Displays the data point value as divided by 100. In the Decimals field,
specify how many decimal places you want to appear. To display negative values
preceded by a minus sign or in parentheses, choose –100 or (100) from the pop-up
menu. Select Separator if you want to show a thousands separator on the left side of
the decimal.
Date and Time: Displays data point values with a date and time format.
Duration: Displays data point values as a unit of time (for example, seconds, minutes,
or weeks).
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