Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 117)

Chapter 6 Using Charts 117
Here are ways to format area charts and line charts:
m To format symbols, select a data series (area shape or line), click Inspector in the
toolbar, click the Chart Inspector button, and then click Series. Choose a symbol from
the Data Point Symbol pop-up menu.
Use the options on the Symbol Fill pop-up menu to add color or images to the
symbols. See “Filling an Object with an Image” on page 162 and “Filling an Object with
Color” on page 160 for instructions.
m To set the line color in line charts, select a line, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the
Graphic Inspector button, and then use the Stroke controls. See “Changing the Style of
Borders” on page 155 for instructions.
m To add shadows to line or area charts, select a data series (area shape or line), click
Inspector in the toolbar, click the Graphic Inspector button, and then use the Shadow
controls. See “Adding Shadows” on page 156 for instructions.
Scatter Charts
Scatter charts display data differently than the other kinds of charts. They require at
least two columns or rows of data to plot values for a single data series. To show
multiple data series, you use additional two-column or two-row pairs.
Each pair of values determines the position of one data point. The first data value in the
pair is the X-axis of the point. The second data value is the Y-axis of the point.
Here are ways to work with a scatter chart:
m To add the default scatter chart and related table with placeholder data, make sure
nothing is selected, click Charts in the toolbar, and choose the scatter chart.
m To set up a table that provides data for a scatter chart, use two columns or two rows of
data for each data series. If the cells selected when you add the chart represent an odd
number of rows or columns, the last row or column isn’t plotted.
m To format a symbol for a data series, see “Formatting the Elements in a Data Series” on
page 112.
m To specify axis settings, use the Axis pane of the Chart Inspector. Because both axes of
scatter charts have values, value axis format settings apply to both X-axis and Y-axis.
Each axis can have its own number format. See “Formatting the Value Axis” on page 110
for instructions.
Choose a symbol to use
for data points.
Fill data point symbols
with color or images.