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150 Chapter 8 Using Charts
m To add rows or columns, click Add Row or Add Column to place a row above the
selected row or a column to the left of the selected column. If no row or column is
selected, the new row or column appears at the bottom or right edge of the table. (To
see the new row or column, you may have to press the Return key or the Tab key,
expand the Chart Data Editor window, or scroll.)
Alternatively, select any blank cell, type your data, and then press Return. A new row or
column is automatically created.
m To delete rows or columns, select the row or column label, and then press Delete.
m To choose whether the charts data series are represented by rows or columns in the
Chart Data Editor, click a “Plot Row vs. Column” button.
Formatting General Chart Attributes
You can resize and reposition charts and chart legends. You can add a title to a chart.
You can format chart elements (fonts, textures, colors, axis and data point labels, and
tick marks). You can adjust the angle and lighting style of 3D charts.
Using a Legend
The chart legend describes the meaning of the colors used to plot data points in each
data series.
You can show or hide a chart’s legend, and you can reposition it.
Here are ways to work with a chart’s legend:
m To show the legend, select the chart and then select Show Legend in the Chart
Inspector.
m To edit the labels in the legend, edit the series labels in the Chart Data Editor or select
the legend and edit the text directly in the legend.
m To format the legend’s text, see “Formatting Titles, Labels, and Legends” on page 156.
m To hide the legend, select the chart and then deselect Show Legend in the Chart
Inspector.
You can also select the legend and press Delete.
m To move the legend, select and then drag it.