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Chapter 10 Using Charts 213
Formatting the Elements in a Data Series
You can use a variety of visual effects to enhance the appearance of data series
elements, such as bars, wedges, and area shapes.
To format data series elements:
1 To format all data series, select the chart.
To format elements in a single data series, select the chart and then click one of the
elements in the series.
For all chart types except pie charts, selecting one element (such as a bar) of a series
automatically selects the full series. For pie charts, you select individual wedges.
2 To fill series elements with specially designed colors or textures, click Inspector in the
toolbar, click the Chart Inspector button, and then click Chart Colors.
Choose a fill type (for example, 3D Texture Fills) from the first pop-up menu, and
choose a fill collection (for example, Marble or Wood) from the second pop-up menu.
To fill all the elements in all the data series, click Apply All. The first fill is applied to
elements in the first series, the second fill to elements in the second series, and so on.
To fill elements in a single data series, drag the fill to an element (bar, column, and so
on) in the series.
3 To adjust the opacity, stroke, shadow, and other graphical attributes of series elements,
click the Graphic Inspector button. You can also use the Format Bar to control the fill
color, opacity, and shadow of the entire chart or individual data series in the chart.
4 To adjust series element colors, see “Filling an Object with Color” on page 147.
5 To use one of your own images to fill series elements, see “Filling an Object with an
Image” on page 149.
6 To format data point labels, see “Showing Data Point Labels” on page 210.
“Formatting Specific Types of Charts” on page 214 provides instructions for formatting
charts of particular types.
Formatting Titles, Labels, and Legends
You can change the size and appearance of chart and axis titles, axis labels, data point
labels, and legends.
To format the text of labels and legends:
1 Select the text you want to format.
To format all chart titles and labels, click the chart to select it. If you select the text for
one data point or axis label, all the text of that kind is also selected. You change the
font for a chart legend separately.