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Formatting charts – Apple Keynote 3 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Creating Charts

To copy data from another spreadsheet into the Chart Data Editor:

1

Open the spreadsheet with the data you want, and select all the relevant cells.

2

Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).

3

Select the top cell in the first column of the Chart Data Editor.

4

Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).

To edit the names of rows and columns, or the data in a cell:

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Double-click a cell or a row or column label and type.

To reorder rows or columns in the Chart Data Editor:

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Drag a row or column label to a new position.

To add rows or columns in the Chart Data Editor, do one of the following:
 Click Add Row or Add Column to place a row above the selected row or a column to

the left of the selected column. If no row or column is selected, the new row or

column appears at the bottom or right edge of the table. (To see the new row or

column, you may have to press the Return or Tab key or expand the Chart Data

Editor window.)

 Select any blank cell, type your data, and press Return. A new row or column is

automatically created.

To delete rows or columns:

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Select the row or column header label and press Delete.

Formatting Charts

You can resize and reposition charts and chart legends the same way you work with

other objects. You can format chart elements—fonts, colors, axis labels, and tick

marks—to suit your preferences. You can hide the chart legend and adjust the angle

and lighting style of 3D charts. You can also hide the chart legend. Most chart

formatting tasks are done using the Chart Inspector. You can also accomplish many of

the tasks described in this section using shortcut menus.

To open the Chart Inspector:

1

Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector).

2

In the Inspector window, click the Chart Inspector button.