<li><imgalt="Copy"src="../images/copy.png"/> and <imgalt="Paste"src="../images/paste.png"/> for copying and pasting the copied data</li>
<li><imgalt="Undo"src="../images/undo1.png"/> and <imgalt="Redo"src="../images/redo1.png"/> for undoing and redoing actions</li>
<li><imgalt="Insert function"src="../images/insertfunction.png"/> for inserting a function</li>
<li><imgalt="Decrease decimal"src="../images/decreasedec.png"/> and <imgalt="Increase decimal"src="../images/increasedec.png"/> for decreasing and increasing decimal places</li>
<li><imgalt="Number format"src="../images/numberformat.png"/> for changing the number format, i.e. the way the numbers you enter appear in cells</li>
<li>change the chart settings clicking the <b>Edit Chart</b> button situated in the <b>Chart Editor</b> window. The <b>Chart - Advanced Settings</b> window will open.
<p>The <b>Type & Data</b> tab allows you to change the chart type as well as the data you wish to use to create a chart.</p>
<ul>
<li>Select a chart <b>Type</b> you wish to apply: Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, XY (Scatter), or Stock.</li>
<li>Check the selected <b>Data Range</b> and modify it, if necessary, clicking the <b>Select Data</b> button and entering the desired data range in the following format: <em>Sheet1!A1:B4</em>.</li>
<li>Choose the way to arrange the data. You can either select the <b>Data series</b> to be used on the X axis: <b>in rows</b> or <b>in columns</b>.</li>
<p>The <b>Layout</b> tab allows you to change the layout of chart elements.</p>
<ul>
<li>
Specify the <b>Chart Title</b> position in regard to your chart selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
<ul>
<li><b>None</b> to not display a chart title,</li>
<li><b>Overlay</b> to overlay and center a title on the plot area,</li>
<li><b>No Overlay</b> to display the title above the plot area.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Specify the <b>Legend</b> position in regard to your chart selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
<ul>
<li><b>None</b> to not display a legend,</li>
<li><b>Bottom</b> to display the legend and align it to the bottom of the plot area,</li>
<li><b>Top</b> to display the legend and align it to the top of the plot area,</li>
<li><b>Right</b> to display the legend and align it to the right of the plot area,</li>
<li><b>Left</b> to display the legend and align it to the left of the plot area,</li>
<li><b>Left Overlay</b> to overlay and center the legend to the left on the plot area,</li>
<li><b>Right Overlay</b> to overlay and center the legend to the right on the plot area.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Specify the <b>Data Labels</b> (i.e. text labels that represent exact values of data points) parameters:<br/>
<ul>
<li>specify the <b>Data Labels</b> position relative to the data points selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list. The available options vary depending on the selected chart type.
<ul>
<li>For <b>Column/Bar</b> charts, you can choose the following options: <b>None</b>, <b>Center</b>, <b>Inner Bottom</b>, <b>Inner Top</b>, <b>Outer Top</b>.</li>
<li>For <b>Line/XY (Scatter)/Stock</b> charts, you can choose the following options: <b>None</b>, <b>Center</b>, <b>Left</b>, <b>Right</b>, <b>Top</b>, <b>Bottom</b>.</li>
<li>For <b>Pie</b> charts, you can choose the following options: <b>None</b>, <b>Center</b>, <b>Fit to Width</b>, <b>Inner Top</b>, <b>Outer Top</b>.</li>
<li>For <b>Area</b> charts as well as for <b>3D</b><b>Column</b>, <b>Line</b> and <b>Bar</b> charts, you can choose the following options: <b>None</b>, <b>Center</b>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>select the data you wish to include into your labels checking the corresponding boxes: <b>Series Name</b>, <b>Category Name</b>, <b>Value</b>,</li>
<li>enter a character (comma, semicolon etc.) you wish to use for separating several labels into the <b>Data Labels Separator</b> entry field.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Lines</b> - is used to choose a line style for <b>Line/XY (Scatter) charts</b>. You can choose one of the following options: <b>Straight</b> to use straight lines between data points, <b>Smooth</b> to use smooth curves between data points, or <b>None</b> to not display lines.</li>
<li>
<b>Markers</b> - is used to specify whether the markers should be displayed (if the box is checked) or not (if the box is unchecked) for <b>Line/XY (Scatter) charts</b>.
<pclass="note"><b>Note</b>: the <b>Lines</b> and <b>Markers</b> options are available for <b>Line charts</b> and <b>XY (Scatter) charts</b> only.</p>
</li>
<li>
The <b>Axis Settings</b> section allows to specify if you wish to display <b>Horizontal/Vertical Axis</b> or not selecting the <b>Show</b> or <b>Hide</b> option from the drop-down list. You can also specify <b>Horizontal/Vertical Axis Title</b> parameters:
<ul>
<li>
Specify if you wish to display the <b>Horizontal Axis Title</b> or not selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
<ul>
<li><b>None</b> to not display a horizontal axis title,</li>
<li><b>No Overlay</b> to display the title below the horizontal axis.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Specify the <b>Vertical Axis Title</b> orientation selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
<ul>
<li><b>None</b> to not display a vertical axis title,</li>
<li><b>Rotated</b> to display the title from bottom to top to the left of the vertical axis,</li>
<li><b>Horizontal</b> to display the title horizontally to the left of the vertical axis.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
The <b>Gridlines</b> section allows to specify which of the <b>Horizontal/Vertical Gridlines</b> you wish to display selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list: <b>Major</b>, <b>Minor</b>, or <b>Major and Minor</b>. You can hide the gridlines at all using the <b>None</b> option.
<pclass="note"><b>Note</b>: the <b>Axis Settings</b> and <b>Gridlines</b> sections will be disabled for <b>Pie charts</b> since charts of this type have no axes and gridlines.</p>
<pclass="note"><b>Note</b>: the <b>Vertical/Horizontal Axis</b> tabs will be disabled for <b>Pie charts</b> since charts of this type have no axes.</p>
<p>The <b>Vertical Axis</b> tab allows you to change the parameters of the vertical axis also referred to as the values axis or y-axis which displays numeric values. Note that the vertical axis will be the category axis which displays text labels for the <b>Bar charts</b>, therefore in this case the <b>Vertical Axis</b> tab options will correspond to the ones described in the next section. For the <b>XY (Scatter) charts</b>, both axes are value axes.</p>
<ul>
<li>The <b>Axis Options</b> section allows to set the following parameters:
<ul>
<li><b>Minimum Value</b> - is used to specify a lowest value displayed at the vertical axis start. The <b>Auto</b> option is selected by default, in this case the minimum value is calculated automatically depending on the selected data range. You can select the <b>Fixed</b> option from the drop-down list and specify a different value in the entry field on the right.</li>
<li><b>Maximum Value</b> - is used to specify a highest value displayed at the vertical axis end. The <b>Auto</b> option is selected by default, in this case the maximum value is calculated automatically depending on the selected data range. You can select the <b>Fixed</b> option from the drop-down list and specify a different value in the entry field on the right.</li>
<li><b>Axis Crosses</b> - is used to specify a point on the vertical axis where the horizontal axis should cross it. The <b>Auto</b> option is selected by default, in this case the axes intersection point value is calculated automatically depending on the selected data range. You can select the <b>Value</b> option from the drop-down list and specify a different value in the entry field on the right, or set the axes intersection point at the <b>Minimum/Maximum Value</b> on the vertical axis.</li>
<li><b>Display Units</b> - is used to determine a representation of the numeric values along the vertical axis. This option can be useful if you're working with great numbers and wish the values on the axis to be displayed in more compact and readable way (e.g. you can represent 50 000 as 50 by using the <b>Thousands</b> display units). Select desired units from the drop-down list: <b>Hundreds</b>, <b>Thousands</b>, <b>10 000</b>, <b>100 000</b>, <b>Millions</b>, <b>10 000 000</b>, <b>100 000 000</b>, <b>Billions</b>, <b>Trillions</b>, or choose the <b>None</b> option to return to the default units.</li>
<li><b>Values in reverse order</b> - is used to display values in an opposite direction. When the box is unchecked, the lowest value is at the bottom and the highest value is at the top of the axis. When the box is checked, the values are ordered from top to bottom.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The <b>Tick Options</b> section allows to adjust the appearance of tick marks on the vertical scale. Major tick marks are the larger scale divisions which can have labels displaying numeric values. Minor tick marks are the scale subdivisions which are placed between the major tick marks and have no labels. Tick marks also define where gridlines can be displayed, if the corresponding option is set at the <b>Layout</b> tab. The <b>Major/Minor Type</b> drop-down lists contain the following placement options:
<ul>
<li><b>None</b> to not display major/minor tick marks,</li>
<li><b>Cross</b> to display major/minor tick marks on both sides of the axis,</li>
<li><b>In</b> to display major/minor tick marks inside the axis,</li>
<li><b>Out</b> to display major/minor tick marks outside the axis.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The <b>Label Options</b> section allows to adjust the appearance of major tick mark labels which display values. To specify a <b>Label Position</b> in regard to the vertical axis, select the necessary option from the drop-down list:
<ul>
<li><b>None</b> to not display tick mark labels,</li>
<li><b>Low</b> to display tick mark labels to the left of the plot area,</li>
<li><b>High</b> to display tick mark labels to the right of the plot area,</li>
<li><b>Next to axis</b> to display tick mark labels next to the axis.</li>
<p>The <b>Horizontal Axis</b> tab allows you to change the parameters of the horizontal axis also referred to as the categories axis or x-axis which displays text labels. Note that the horizontal axis will be the value axis which displays numeric values for the <b>Bar charts</b>, therefore in this case the <b>Horizontal Axis</b> tab options will correspond to the ones described in the previous section. For the <b>XY (Scatter) charts</b>, both axes are value axes.</p>
<ul>
<li>The <b>Axis Options</b> section allows to set the following parameters:
<ul>
<li><b>Axis Crosses</b> - is used to specify a point on the horizontal axis where the vertical axis should cross it. The <b>Auto</b> option is selected by default, in this case the axes intersection point value is calculated automatically depending on the selected data range. You can select the <b>Value</b> option from the drop-down list and specify a different value in the entry field on the right, or set the axes intersection point at the <b>Minimum/Maximum Value</b> (that corresponds to the first and last category) on the horizontal axis.</li>
<li><b>Axis Position</b> - is used to specify where the axis text labels should be placed: <b>On Tick Marks</b> or <b>Between Tick Marks</b>.</li>
<li><b>Values in reverse order</b> - is used to display categories in an opposite direction. When the box is unchecked, categories are displayed from left to right. When the box is checked, the categories are ordered from right to left.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The <b>Tick Options</b> section allows to adjust the appearance of tick marks on the horizontal scale. Major tick marks are the larger divisions which can have labels displaying category values. Minor tick marks are the smaller divisions which are placed between the major tick marks and have no labels. Tick marks also define where gridlines can be displayed, if the corresponding option is set at the <b>Layout</b> tab. You can adjust the following tick mark parameters:
<ul>
<li><b>Major/Minor Type</b> - is used to specify the following placement options: <b>None</b> to not display major/minor tick marks, <b>Cross</b> to display major/minor tick marks on both sides of the axis, <b>In</b> to display major/minor tick marks inside the axis, <b>Out</b> to display major/minor tick marks outside the axis.</li>
<li><b>Interval between Marks</b> - is used to specify how many categories should be displayed between two adjacent tick marks.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The <b>Label Options</b> section allows to adjust the appearance of labels which display categories.
<ul>
<li><b>Label Position</b> - is used to specify where the labels should be placed in regard to the horizontal axis. Select the necessary option from the drop-down list: <b>None</b> to not display category labels, <b>Low</b> to display category labels at the bottom of the plot area, <b>High</b> to display category labels at the top of the plot area, <b>Next to axis</b> to display category labels next to the axis.</li>
<li><b>Axis Label Distance</b> - is used to specify how closely the labels should be placed to the axis. You can specify the necessary value in the entry field. The more the value you set, the more the distance between the axis and labels is.</li>
<li><b>Interval between Labels</b> - is used to specify how often the labels should be displayed. The <b>Auto</b> option is selected by default, in this case labels are displayed for every category. You can select the <b>Manual</b> option from the drop-down list and specify the necessary value in the entry field on the right. For example, enter 2 to display labels for every other category etc.</li>
<p>The <b>Alternative Text</b> tab allows to specify a <b>Title</b> and <b>Description</b> which will be read to the people with vision or cognitive impairments to help them better understand what information there is in the chart.</p>
<p><imgclass="floatleft"alt="Moving chart"src="../images/moving_chart.png"/>Once the chart is added, you can change its size and position. To change the chart size, drag small squares <imgalt="Square icon"src="../images/resize_square.png"/> situated on its edges. To maintain the original proportions of the selected chart while resizing, hold down the <b>Shift</b> key and drag one of the corner icons.</p>
<p>To alter the chart position, use the <imgalt="Arrow"src="../images/arrow.png"/> icon that appears after hovering your mouse cursor over the chart. Drag the chart to the necessary position without releasing the mouse button. When you move the chart, guide lines are displayed to help you position the object on the page precisely (if a wrapping style other than inline is selected).</p>
<pclass="note">
<b>Note</b>: the list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used when working with objects is available <ahref="../HelpfulHints/KeyboardShortcuts.htm#workwithobjects"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">here</a>.
</p>
<hr/>
<h3>Edit chart elements</h3>
<p>To edit the chart <b>Title</b>, select the default text with the mouse and type in your own one instead.</p>
<p>To change the font formatting within text elements, such as the chart title, axes titles, legend entries, data labels etc., select the necessary text element by left-clicking it. Then use icons at the <b>Home</b> tab of the top toolbar to change the font <ahref="../UsageInstructions/FontTypeSizeColor.htm"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">type, size, color</a> or its <ahref="../UsageInstructions/DecorationStyles.htm"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">decoration style</a>.</p>
<p>When the chart is selected, the <b>Shape settings</b><imgalt="Shape settings icon"src="../images/shape_settings_icon.png"/> icon is also available on the right, since a shape is used as a background for the chart. You can click this icon to open the <b>Shape settings</b> tab at the right sidebar and adjust the shape <ahref="../UsageInstructions/InsertAutoshapes.htm#shape_fill"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)"><b>Fill</b></a>, <ahref="../UsageInstructions/InsertAutoshapes.htm#shape_stroke"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)"><b>Stroke</b></a> and <b>Wrapping Style</b>. Note that you cannot change the shape type.</p>
<p>
Using the <b>Shape Settings</b> tab at the right panel you can not only adjust the chart area itself, but also change the chart elements, such as <em>plot area</em>, <em>data series</em>, <em>chart title</em>, <em>legend</em> etc and apply different fill types to them. Select the chart element clicking it with the left mouse button and choose the preferred fill type: <em>solid color</em>, <em>gradient</em>, <em>texture</em> or <em>picture</em>, <em>pattern</em>. Specify the fill parameters and set the <em>Opacity</em> level if necessary.
When you select a vertical or horizontal axis or gridlines, the stroke settings are only available at the <b>Shape Settings</b> tab: <em>color</em>, <em>width</em> and <em>type</em>. For more details on how to work with shape colors, fills and stroke, you can refer to <ahref="../UsageInstructions/InsertAutoshapes.htm"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">this page</a>.
</p>
<pclass="note"><b>Note</b>: the <b>Show shadow</b> option is also available at the <b>Shape settings</b> tab, but it is disabled for chart elements.</p>
<p>To delete a chart element, select it by left-clicking and press the <b>Delete</b> key on the keyboard.</p>
<p>You can also rotate 3D charts using the mouse. Left-click within the plot area and hold the mouse button. Drag the cursor without releasing the mouse button to change the 3D chart orientation.</p>
<p>Some of the chart settings can be altered using the <b>Chart settings</b> tab of the right sidebar. To activate it click the chart and choose the <b>Chart settings</b><imgalt="Chart settings icon"src="../images/chart_settings_icon.png"/> icon on the right. Here you can change the following properties:</p>
<li><b>Size</b> is used to view the current chart <b>Width</b> and <b>Height</b>.</li>
<li><b>Wrapping Style</b> is used to select a text wrapping style from the available ones - inline, square, tight, through, top and bottom, in front, behind (for more information see the advanced settings description below).</li>
<li><b>Change Chart Type</b> is used to change the selected chart type and/or style.
<p>To select the necessary chart <b>Style</b>, use the second drop-down menu in the <b>Change Chart Type</b> section.</p>
</li>
<li><b>Edit Data</b> is used to open the 'Chart Editor' window.
<pclass="note"><b>Note</b>: to quickly open the 'Chart Editor' window you can also double-click the chart in the document.</p>
<li><b>Cut, Copy, Paste</b> - standard options which are used to cut or copy a selected text/object and paste a previously cut/copied text passage or object to the current cursor position.</li>
<li><b>Arrange</b> is used to bring the selected chart to foreground, send to background, move forward or backward as well as group or ungroup charts to perform operations with several of them at once. To learn more on how to arrange objects you can refer to <ahref="../UsageInstructions/AlignArrangeObjects.htm"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">this page</a>.</li>
<li><b>Align</b> is used to align the chart left, center, right, top, middle, bottom. To learn more on how to align objects you can refer to <ahref="../UsageInstructions/AlignArrangeObjects.htm"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">this page</a>.</li>
<li><b>Wrapping Style</b> is used to select a text wrapping style from the available ones - inline, square, tight, through, top and bottom, in front, behind. The <b>Edit Wrap Boundary</b> option is unavailable for charts.</li>
<li><b>Edit Data</b> is used to open the 'Chart Editor' window.</li>
<li><b>Chart Advanced Settings</b> is used to open the 'Chart - Advanced Settings' window.</li>
<p>To change the chart advanced settings, click the needed chart with the right mouse button and select <b>Chart Advanced Settings</b> from the right-click menu or just click the <b>Show advanced settings</b> link at the right sidebar. The chart properties window will open:</p>
<li><b>Width</b> and <b>Height</b> - use these options to change the chart width and/or height. If the <b>Constant Proportions</b><imgalt="Constant Proportions icon"src="../images/constantproportions.png"/> button is clicked (in this case it looks like this <imgalt="Constant Proportions icon activated"src="../images/constantproportionsactivated.png"/>), the width and height will be changed together preserving the original chart aspect ratio.</li>
<li><b>Wrapping Style</b> - use this option to change the way the chart is positioned relative to the text: it will either be a part of the text (in case you select the inline style) or bypassed by it from all sides (if you select one of the other styles).
<ul>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - Inline"src="../images/wrappingstyle_inline.png"/><b>Inline</b> - the chart is considered to be a part of the text, like a character, so when the text moves, the chart moves as well. In this case the positioning options are inaccessible.</p>
<p>If one of the following styles is selected, the chart can be moved independently of the text and positioned on the page exactly:</p>
</li>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - Square"src="../images/wrappingstyle_square.png"/><b>Square</b> - the text wraps the rectangular box that bounds the chart.</p></li>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - Tight"src="../images/wrappingstyle_tight.png"/><b>Tight</b> - the text wraps the actual chart edges.</p></li>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - Through"src="../images/wrappingstyle_through.png"/><b>Through</b> - the text wraps around the chart edges and fills in the open white space within the chart.</p></li>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - Top and bottom"src="../images/wrappingstyle_topandbottom.png"/><b>Top and bottom</b> - the text is only above and below the chart.</p></li>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - In front"src="../images/wrappingstyle_infront.png"/><b>In front</b> - the chart overlaps the text.</p></li>
<li><p><imgalt="Wrapping Style - Behind"src="../images/wrappingstyle_behind.png"/><b>Behind</b> - the text overlaps the chart.</p></li>
<p>If you select the square, tight, through, or top and bottom style you will be able to set up some additional parameters - <b>distance from text</b> at all sides (top, bottom, left, right).</p>
<p>The <b>Position</b> tab is available only if you select a wrapping style other than inline. This tab contains the following parameters that vary depending on the selected wrapping style:</p>
The <b>Horizontal</b> section allows you to select one of the following three chart positioning types:
<ul>
<li><b>Alignment</b> (left, center, right) <b>relative to</b> character, column, left margin, margin, page or right margin,</li>
<li>Absolute <b>Position</b> measured in absolute units i.e. <b>Centimeters</b>/<b>Points</b>/<b>Inches</b> (depending on the option specified at the <b>File</b> -> <b>Advanced Settings...</b> tab) <b>to the right of</b> character, column, left margin, margin, page or right margin,</li>
<li><b>Relative position</b> measured in percent <b>relative to</b> the left margin, margin, page or right margin.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
The <b>Vertical</b> section allows you to select one of the following three chart positioning types:
<ul>
<li><b>Alignment</b> (top, center, bottom) <b>relative to</b> line, margin, bottom margin, paragraph, page or top margin,</li>
<li>Absolute <b>Position</b> measured in absolute units i.e. <b>Centimeters</b>/<b>Points</b>/<b>Inches</b> (depending on the option specified at the <b>File</b> -> <b>Advanced Settings...</b> tab) <b>below</b> line, margin, bottom margin, paragraph, page or top margin,</li>
<li><b>Relative position</b> measured in percent <b>relative to</b> the margin, bottom margin, page or top margin.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Move object with text</b> controls whether the chart moves as the text to which it is anchored moves.</li>
<li><b>Allow overlap</b> controls whether two charts overlap or not if you drag them near each other on the page.</li>
<p>The <b>Alternative Text</b> tab allows to specify a <b>Title</b> and <b>Description</b> which will be read to the people with vision or cognitive impairments to help them better understand what information there is in the chart.</p>
