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Changing
Chart Properties
and Attributes
Attributes are visual elements
such as tone, line thickness,
and fill pattern. If
you select a chart and then click one part of it, such as a wedge of a pie
chart, you can change
the attributes
of that part of the chart.
To select multiple
text items, press
CTRL as you dick.
You cannot move
any labels that the
chart has generated.
Whgeyou can change
!_ To change
text properties
in a chart:
1. Select the chart by clicking on it. Handles appear around the chart.
2. Select the text item within the chart that you want to change by clicking
on it. Handles appear on that item to indicate it is selected.
3. Select the text property
to change, such as font, style, size, or tone, from
the Properties
menu or the Basic Functions tool bar. Spreadsheet applies
the change to the selected text.
thetext p roperliesofa
_I_To
change an attribute
of an element in a chart:
legend, you cannot
change the label itself
from the charL Legend
labels must be
changed in the
spreadsheet'scells.
For more informadion
on legends, see page
112.
1. Select the chart by cricking on it. Hand/es appear around
the chart.
2. Select the object within the chart that you want to change by clicking on
it. Handles appear on that object to indicate it is selected. You cannot
move the component
parts of the chart or any labels that the chart has
generated,
but you can edit text labels using the Text tool.
3. Choose the attribute you want to change from the Graphics menu.
4. Click on Apply.
5. Click on Close.
Deleting a Chart
Dele_, a soappears I_ To delete a chart:
in the Edit menu.
1. If the chart is not selected,
click the edge of the chart. Hand/es appear
around
the chart frame, and the move handle appears in the center.
2. Press DELETE.
Using a Chart in Another Program
You can place
Spreadsheet
charts
in other programs.
For example,
you can
use a chart
in a report you have
created
in Word
Processing,
or in an
illustration
you have
created
in Drawing.
I_ To copy a chart to anothe r program:
1. Select the chart you want to copy by clicking on it. Handles appear
around
the chart.
2. Press COPY.
3. Close Spreadsheet.
The chart is pasted onto the clipboard.
4. Open the other program
and press PASTE. The chart appears.
Spreadsheet
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