Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 113)

Chapter 6 Using Charts 113
2 You can use the Format Bar to format font characteristics and style. For additional
formatting options, use the Format menu or the Font panel. See “Using the Format
Menu to Format Text” on page 121 and “Using the Font Panel to Format Text” on
page 123 for instructions.
Adding Descriptive Text to a Chart
You can add descriptive text to a chart, such as when you want to provide background
information for a particular data point.
To add text:
1 Create a text box. See “Adding Text Boxes” on page 141 for instructions.
2 Drag the text box to where you want it on the chart.
3 Type text in the text box.
Optionally group the chart and the text box so the text stays with the chart. Shift-click
to select both the chart and the text box, and then choose Arrange > Group.
Formatting Specific Types of Charts
Different chart styles offer unique options for formatting their elements.
Pie Charts
For pie charts, Numbers plots only the first data point for each data series. If the data
series are in rows, only the first column is charted; if the data series are in columns, only
the first row is charted.
Thus, one pie chart represents a single data set, and each wedge is one element in that
set. You can chart any data set by moving it to the first row or column.
You can format a pie chart as a whole, or you can format individual wedges.
Selecting Individual Pie Wedges
If you want to format one or more wedges, you need to select them first.
Here are ways to select pie wedges in a selected pie chart:
m To select a single wedge, click it.
m To select all the wedges, select any wedge and press Command-A.
m To select nonadjacent wedges, hold down the Command key as you select each
wedge.
m To select a continuous range of wedges, select the first wedge, and then hold down the
Shift key as you select the last wedge.