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Chapter 8 Using Charts 151
Using a Chart Title
You can add a title to a chart. The title can be formatted.
Here are ways to work with a chart’s title:
m To add a title, select the chart and then select Show Title in the Chart Inspector. Replace
the placeholder text with your title.
m To format the title’s text, see “Formatting Titles, Labels, and Legends” on page 156.
m To hide the title, select the chart and then deselect Show Title in the Chart Inspector.
Resizing a Chart
You can make a chart larger or smaller by dragging one of its selection handles or by
using the Metrics Inspector.
Here are ways to resize a chart:
m Click the chart to select it, and then drag an active selection handle. Active selection
handles have a black outline.
m To maintain a chart’s proportions, hold down the Shift key as you drag to resize it.
m To resize a chart in one direction, drag a side handle instead of a corner handle.
m To resize by specifying exact dimensions, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics
Inspector button, and then click Metrics. In this pane, you can specify a new width,
height, and angle of rotation, and you can change the chart’s distance from the
margins.
Rotating Charts
There are several techniques for rotating 2D charts. You can’t rotate (or flip) 3D charts. If
a 3D chart is grouped with 2D charts, you can rotate the group, but only the 2D charts
in the group will rotate.
Here are ways to rotate 2D charts:
m Select the chart, hold down the Command key, move the pointer toward an active
selection handle until it changes to a curved, double-headed arrow, and then drag a
selection handle.
m To rotate a chart in 45-degree increments, press the Shift and Command keys while
dragging a selection handle.
m Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics Inspector button, and then drag the
Rotate wheel or use the Angle controls to set the angle of the chart.
Pie charts can also be rotated using the Chart Inspector (see “Rotating 2D Pie Charts”
on page 158).