Once a chart is created, there are many formatting options available to change
the look, orientation, and layout of the charted data. This topic describes how to
format an existing chart frame. See the previous section, Creating
a Chart for instructions on how to make a new chart.
A chart is composed of elements inside a frame. The diagram below demonstrates
these elements.

Charting Terms
Y-Axis: The vertical range of a chart.
X-Axis: The horizontal range of a chart
Title: Title of the chart. This is picked up from the
first cell in the data range.
Data Points: The individual points within a series where a value
is graphed. For a bar chart, this would be a single bar, for a pie chart this would
be a single pie slice.
Data Series: A complete series of data. For bar charts
this would represent one complete set of bars, for line charts it represents one complete
line of data, and for pie charts it represents one pie slice.
Legend: Indicates how each data series is displayed on the
chart. Each color represents a different data series.
Range: The scale for each axis.
- Right click anywhere in the chart and select Axis from the pop-up menu. Or select
Axis from the Chart menu. The Axis Options dialog
box is displayed.

- Select which axis you want to change: vertical or horizontal.
- Check whether you want the chart to show gridlines. If you unselect this option,
then the chart shows no gridlines in the chosen direction.
- Enter the Minimum and Maximum number for the axis. Enter the Step or increment for
the axis ticks.
- Click OK when finished. The chart is changed to display the new
axis options.
There are three basic chart types available. These can be changed at
anytime. However, some data series are not suitable for certain chart types.
For example, a pie chart is intended to graphically represent the percentages of a whole.
Thus a data series with multiple series, and multiple data points does not create a
meaningful pie chart. Likewise, a chart with only one data series, and few data
points does not make a good line chart.
- Right click anywhere in the chart and select Chart Type from the pop-up menu. Or
select Chart Type from the Chart menu. The Chart dialog
box is displayed.

- Use the Major Chart Type list to select the basic type of chart you
want.
- Select the style of the chart type you want by using the Minor Chart Type
buttons. A sample of each chart type is displayed in the Sample box.
- Click OK when finished. The chart is changed to the new type.
- In the chart legend, right click on the data series you want to change. A pop up
menu is displayed (shown below). Select Data Color from the popup menu.

- A palette of colors is displayed. Select the color you wish to use for the data
series. The menu item displays the current ink set active for the document.
See the topic Customizing Ink Sets in the Graphics
section for more information about customizing color sets.
- In the chart legend, right click on the data series you want to change. A pop up
menu is displayed (shown above). Select Legend Symbols from the popup
menu.
- A palette of shapes is displayed. Select the shape you wish to use for the data
series. Select None to remove any existing shapes. The shape
is added to the chart.
- In the chart legend, right click on the data series you want to change. A pop up menu is
displayed (shown above). Select Symbol Color from the popup menu.
- A palette of colors is displayed. Select the color you wish to use for the symbol
(this can be different then the data series color). The menu item displays the
current ink set active for the document. See the topic Customizing
Ink Sets in the Graphics section for more information about
customizing color sets.
You can change how a data series is graphed in a chart. For example, you can set
one series to display as a bar graph while three other series display as lines. You
can mix bar, line, and area graphs in any combination. Pie charts cannot be mixed
with any other display options.
- In the chart legend, right click on the data series you want to change. A pop up menu is
displayed (shown above). Select Displays as from the popup menu.
- Select the type of display for the data series.
Bar Chart Example

Line Chart Example

Area Chart Example

XY Chart Example

A chart is basically a specialized graphic item. Like any other graphic item, it
can be stacked, filled, rotated, and grouped. Moreover, you can add text frames and
other graphic items to the chart frame to enhance the look of the chart.
One of the best ways to display, print, or work with charts is to place a chart in a
graphic document or sheet. Since the graphics environment is well suited to working
with graphics, it is easy to add and enhance the look of a graph.

Using the various tools of the graphics environment (or any environment for that
matter) you can add callouts, graphics, and colors to enhance a chart. You can also
place the finished graphics and chart into a presentation sheet.

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