Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 202)

202 Chapter 9 Creating Charts
Inserting a Chart
To add a chart inline with text:
1 Place the insertion point wherever you want the chart to appear in the text flow.
2 Click Objects in the toolbar and choose Chart (or choose Insert > 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 Click Objects in the toolbar and choose Chart (or choose Insert > 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.
Resizing a Chart
To resize the chart on the page:
m Select the chart in the page and drag the active selection handles.
Selecting a Chart Type
Pages provides numerous types of charts to choose from, including bar charts, 3D bar
charts, line charts, 3D line charts, pie charts, and more. After you’ve placed a chart on
a page, you can change its type and format it using the Chart Inspector.
To open the Chart Inspector:
m Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector), and then click the
Chart Inspector button.