Adding special effects to charts

Making a chart 3-dimensional

You can add a 3-dimensional effect to bar, stacked bar, pictogram, and stacked pictogram charts.

To add a 3-dimensional effect:
1 Select the chart, then choose Chart Options from the Edit menu.
Tip: You can also double-click the chart.
2 If necessary, click Gallery.
3 Select 3-Dimensional.

You can change the lines around the bars, or remove them using the Pen box in the Accents window.

Adding a shadow

You can add a shadow effect to any chart.

To add a shadow to a chart:
1 Select the chart and choose Chart Options from the Edit menu.
Tip: You can also double-click the chart.
2 If necessary, click Gallery.
3 Select Shadow.

Plotting data horizontally

By default, AppleWorks displays charts with the data divisions horizontally across the X axis and the data points plotted vertically up the Y axis. You can change this orientation so that the data points are plotted horizontally.

You can plot data horizontally for all chart types except X-Y line and X-Y scatter charts. Plotting a pie chart horizontally arranges the pies from left to right instead of top to bottom.

To plot data horizontally:
1 Select the chart and choose Chart Options from the Edit menu.
Tip: You can also double-click the chart.
2 If necessary, click Gallery.
3 Select Horizontal.

Related topics

  Adding or adjusting color in charts
Adding graphics and type to charts
Applying special effects to pie charts

 
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