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167 lines
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<title>Insert chart</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Add a chart to your spreadsheet and adjust its position, size and properties" />
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<script type="text/javascript" src="../callback.js"></script>
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<h1>Insert chart</h1>
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<p>To insert a chart into the speadsheet,</p>
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<ol>
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<li>select the cell range that contain the data you wish to use for the chart,</li>
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<li>click the <b>Insert Chart</b> <img alt="Insert Chart icon" src="../images/chart.png" /> icon at the top toolbar,</li>
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<li>after that a window will appear where you can specify the chart settings:
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<p>The <b>Type & Data</b> tab allows you to select the chart type, its style as well as the data you wish to use to create a chart.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Select a chart <b>Type</b> you wish to insert: line chart, column chart, bar chart, area chart, pie chart, point chart, or stock chart and its <b>Style</b>.</li>
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<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>
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<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>
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</ul>
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<p><img alt="Insert Chart window" src="../images/chartwindow.png" /></p>
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<p>The <b>Layout</b> tab allows you to change the layout of chart elements.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Specify the <b>Chart Title</b> position in regard to your chart selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
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<ul>
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<li><b>None</b> to not display a chart title,</li>
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<li><b>Overlay</b> to overlay and center a title on the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>No Overlay</b> to display the title above the plot area.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Specify the <b>Legend</b> position in regard to your chart selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
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<ul>
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<li><b>None</b> to not display a legend,</li>
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<li><b>Bottom</b> to display the legend and align it to the bottom of the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>Top</b> to display the legend and align it to the top of the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>Right</b> to display the legend and align it to the right of the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>Left</b> to display the legend and align it to the left of the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>Left Overlay</b> to overlay and center the legend to the left on the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>Right Overlay</b> to overlay and center the legend to the right on the plot area.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Specify the <b>Data Labels</b> (i.e. text labels that represent exact values of data points) parameters:<br />
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<ul>
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<li>specify the <b>Data Labels</b> position relative to the data points selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list: <b>Center</b>, <b>Inner Bottom</b>, <b>Inner Top</b>, <b>Outer Top</b>,</li>
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<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>
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<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>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li><b>Lines</b> - is used to choose a line style for <b>Line/Point 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>
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<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/Point charts</b>.
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<p class="note"><b>Note</b>: the <b>Lines</b> and <b>Markers</b> options are available for <b>Line charts</b> and <b>Point charts</b> only.</p>
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</li>
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<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:
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Specify if you wish to display the <b>Horizontal Axis Title</b> or not selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
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<ul>
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<li><b>None</b> to not display a horizontal axis title,</li>
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<li><b>No Overlay</b> to display the title below the horizontal axis.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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Specify the <b>Vertical Axis Title</b> orientation selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list:
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<ul>
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<li><b>None</b> to not display a vertical axis title,</li>
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<li><b>Rotated</b> to display the title from bottom to top to the left of the vertical axis,</li>
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<li><b>Horizontal</b> to display the title horizontally to the left of the vertical axis.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<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.
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<p class="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>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p><img alt="Insert Chart window" src="../images/chartwindow1.png" /></p>
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<p class="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>
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<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>Point charts</b>, both axes are value axes.</p>
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The <b>Axis Options</b> section allows to set the following parameters:
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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</ul>
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</li>
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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:
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<li><b>None</b> to not display major/minor tick marks,</li>
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<li><b>Cross</b> to display major/minor tick marks on both sides of the axis,</li>
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<li><b>In</b> to display major/minor tick marks inside the axis,</li>
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<li><b>Out</b> to display major/minor tick marks outside the axis.</li>
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</ul>
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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:
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<ul>
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<li><b>None</b> to not display tick mark labels,</li>
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<li><b>Low</b> to display tick mark labels to the left of the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>High</b> to display tick mark labels to the right of the plot area,</li>
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<li><b>Next to axis</b> to display tick mark labels next to the axis.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p><img alt="Insert Chart window" src="../images/chartwindow2.png" /></p>
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<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>Point charts</b>, both axes are value axes.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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The <b>Axis Options</b> section allows to set the following parameters:
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<ul>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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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:
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<ul>
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<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>
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<li><b>Interval between Marks</b> - is used to specify how many categories should be displayed between two adjacent tick marks.</li>
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</ul>
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The <b>Label Options</b> section allows to adjust the appearance of labels which display categories.
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<ul>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<p><img alt="Insert Chart window" src="../images/chartwindow3.png" /></p>
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<li>once the chart is added you can <a href="ManipulateObjects.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">change its size and position</a>.</li>
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</ol>
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<p>To change the inserted chart type,</p>
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<li>select the chart with the mouse,</li>
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<li>click the <b>Chart Settings</b> <img alt="Chart Settings icon" src="../images/chart.png" /> icon at the right sidebar,
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<p><img alt="Chart Settings Right-Side Panel window" src="../images/chartsettings.png" /></p></li>
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<li>in the <b>Change Chart Type</b> section open the <b>Chart Type</b> drop-down list and select the type you need,</li>
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<li>open the <b>Chart Style</b> drop-down list next to the <b>Chart Type</b> and select the style which suits you best.</li>
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</ol>
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<p>The selected chart type and style will be changed. If you need to edit the data used to create the chart,</p>
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<li>click the <b>Show advanced settings</b> link situated at the right-side panel, or choose the <b>Chart Advanced Settings</b> option from the right-click menu, or just double-click the chart,</li>
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<li>in the opened <b>Chart - Advanced Settings</b> window make all the necessary changes,</li>
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<li>click the <b>OK</b> button to apply the changes and close the window.</li>
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</ol>
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<p>When the chart is selected, the <b>Shape Settings</b> <img alt="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 <a href="InsertAutoshapes.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">Shape Settings</a> tab at the right sidebar and adjust the shape <b>Fill</b> and <b>Stroke</b>. Note that you cannot change the shape type.</p>
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<p>To delete the inserted chart, click it and press the <b>Delete</b> key.</p>
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