Change the appearance or content of a chart


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Change the items displayed on a chart

  1. On the Chart tab, in the Options group, click Select Data.

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The Chart Options dialog box opens.

  1. Under Chart items, click Select, and then add or remove items using the Select Project Items dialog box.

  1. (Optional) Change the default chart options:

  1. Click OK.

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Change the chart type

You can change the chart type to give the chart a different look or make it easier to interpret—for example, change a column chart to a pie chart.

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NOTE To see all the available chart types, click More ui_gallery_more.gif.  Only the chart types that are relevant to the data in your chart will be shown.

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Zoom in or out of a 3D chart

To quickly zoom in or out:

  1. On the Status bar, click the Zoom slider. ui_zoom.gif

  2. Slide to the percentage zoom setting that you want.

To choose a particular zoom setting:

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Rotate a 3D chart

Shortcut You can also click and drag your mouse on the image to rotate the 3D chart.

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Display item colors on a chart

If you have assigned colors to sources, nodes, or attribute values, you can display the item colors on the chart—items with no color are displayed in white.

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NOTE  You can set the application options to display user assigned item colors by default when you create a chart—refer to Set colors for more information.

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Show or hide gridlines on a chart

You can show gridlines on your chart to make it easier to read.

To show or hide major or minor gridlines:

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Change or format the chart title

To modify the title:

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NOTE To hide the title, clear the Title check box.

To format the title:

  1. On the Chart tab, in the Current Selection group, in the Chart Elements list, select Title.

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  1. On the Home tab, in the Format group, select the options you want for Font, Font Size, Bold, Italic, Underline, or Font Color.

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To change the position of the title:

  1. On the Chart tab, in the Current Selection group, in the Chart Elements list, select Title.

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  1. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Left rn_home_paragraph_left.gif, Center rn_home_paragraph_center.gif, or Align Text Right rn_home_paragraph_right.gif.

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Show, hide or change the position of the chart legend

You can show, hide or change the position of the chart legend.

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Display data values on a chart

You can display data values on 2D column or bar charts.

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Show, hide or change the formatting of chart labels

To show or hide the axes labels:

To format the chart labels:

  1. On the Chart tab, in the Current Selection group, in the Chart Elements list, select Axes.

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  1. On the Home tab, in the Format group, select the options you want for Font, Font Size, Bold, Italic, Underline, or Font Color.

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