Apple Pages - Manual (Page 156)

156 Chapter 9 Creating Charts
Adding a Chart
Charts can be added in line with text or fixed on the page. (To learn about fixed and
inline objects, see “Fixed Objects Versus Inline Objects” on page 105.) Once you have
added the chart to the page, you can change the chart type and format it by using
the Chart Inspector, pictured later in this chapter.
To add a chart in line with text:
1 Place the insertion point wherever you want the chart to appear in the text flow.
2 Choose Insert > Chart (or click Objects in the toolbar and choose Chart). A chart
containing placeholder data appears on the page. The Chart Inspector and Chart Data
Editor open.
To place a fixed chart:
1 Click anywhere outside the text areas of the document so that no insertion point is
visible.
2 Choose Insert > Chart (or click Objects in the toolbar and choose Chart). A chart
containing placeholder data appears on the page. The Chart Inspector and Chart Data
Editor open.
3 Drag the chart to wherever you want it to appear on the page.
You can also draw a chart on the page.
To draw a chart on the page:
1 Hold down the Option key while you click Objects in the toolbar and choose Chart.
2 Release the Option key and move the pointer over the page until it becomes a
crosshair.
3 Drag across the page to create a chart any size you want.
To resize the chart on the page:
m Select the chart in the page and drag the active selection handles.