Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 138)

To add a chart based on a range of adjacent table cells, click in a cell, and then click m
and drag to select other cells; you can also select the first cell in the range, and then
hold down the Shift key while selecting the last cell, to select the entire range. Then
click Charts in the toolbar, and choose a chart type.
To add a chart based on nonadjacent cells, hold down the Command key as you select
m
cells from a table. Then click Charts in the toolbar, and choose a chart type.
To add a chart based on data in more than one table, first select a single table or
m
contiguous range of cells and create a chart. Then click Charts in the toolbar, and
choose a chart type. Select the chart and hold down the Command key while clicking
or dragging cells in another table to add their data to the chart.
To add a placeholder chart to which you intend to add your data at another time,
m
make sure nothing is selected, click Charts in the toolbar, and choose a chart type.
A chart and a new table are created with placeholder data.
To draw a chart, first select the table cells you want the chart to reference, and then
m
hold down the Option key as you click Charts in the toolbar. Choose a chart type.
When the pointer changes into a crosshair, drag the crosshair across the canvas to
create a chart that’s the size you want. To constrain the chart’s proportions, hold down
the Shift key as you drag.
To learn how to Go to
Change a chart’s type “Changing a Chart from One Type to Another” on
page 138
Move a chart “Moving a Chart” on page 139
Modify a chart’s data series “Switching Table Rows and Columns for Chart
Data Series” on page 140
“Replacing or Reordering Data Series in a
Chart” on page 141
Change the data shown in a chart “Adding More Data to an Existing Chart” on
page 140
“Removing Data from a Chart” on page 142
“Including Hidden Table Data in a Chart” on
page 141
Remove a chart “Deleting a Chart” on page 143
Copy a chart into a Keynote or Pages document
and keep the chart up to date as data changes “Sharing Charts with Pages and Keynote
Documents” on page 143
Changing a Chart from One Type to Another
You can change a chart’s type anytime you like. Some chart types, however, use the
row and column data differently, as described below.
138 Chapter 7 Creating Charts from Data