1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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Needs update! 36*b1cdbd2cSJim JagielskiDEDR: reviewed 37*b1cdbd2cSJim JagielskiYJ: checked new bits</lastedited> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</history> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</meta> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3153910"><bookmark_value>charts; inserting</bookmark_value> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>plotting data as charts</bookmark_value> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>inserting; charts</bookmark_value> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; inserting charts</bookmark_value> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>charts; editing data</bookmark_value> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>editing; chart data</bookmark_value> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>moved many index entries to new schart/01 files</comment> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153910" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="34"><variable id="chart_insert"><link href="text/shared/guide/chart_insert.xhp" name="Inserting Charts">Inserting Charts</link> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3139133" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Different methods exist to start a chart:</paragraph> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="unordered"> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6772972" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Insert a chart based on data from cells in Calc or Writer.</paragraph> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6049684" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">These charts update automatically when the source data changes.<comment>currently only in Calc. Writer: bug?</comment></paragraph> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2356944" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Insert a chart with a default data set, and then use the Data Table dialog to enter your own data for that chart.</paragraph> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id866115" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">These charts can be created in Writer, Impress and Draw. <comment>is this "not in Calc" a bug or a design philosophy thing?</comment></paragraph> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146763" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Copy a chart from Calc or Writer into another document.</paragraph> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id701315" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">These charts are snapshots of the data at the time of copying. They do not change when the source data changes.</paragraph> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="note" id="par_id4439832" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">In Calc, a chart is an object on a sheet, it cannot be a sheet of its own.</paragraph> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id719931" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Chart in a Calc spreadsheet</paragraph> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="ordered"> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150275" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">Click inside the cell range that you want to present in your chart.</paragraph> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7211218" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Click the <emph>Insert Chart</emph> icon on the <emph>Standard</emph> toolbar.</paragraph> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7549363" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You see a chart preview and the Chart Wizard.</paragraph> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9091769" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Follow the instructions in the <link href="text/schart/01/wiz_chart_type.xhp">Chart Wizard</link> to create the chart. </paragraph> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3761406" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Chart in a Writer text document</paragraph> 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155066" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">In a Writer document, you can insert a chart based on the values in a Writer table. </paragraph> 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="ordered"> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id428479" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click inside the Writer table. </paragraph> 84*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 86*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id7236243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Insert - Object - Chart</emph>.</paragraph> 87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6171452" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You see a chart preview and the Chart Wizard.<comment>no live preview - is this a bug?</comment></paragraph> 88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145419" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Follow the instructions in the <link href="text/schart/01/wiz_chart_type.xhp">Chart Wizard</link> to create the chart. </paragraph> 91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 93*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id6436658" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Chart based on values of its own</paragraph> 94*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="unordered"> 95*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 96*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id6944792" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">In Writer, if you have not selected any cells, choose <emph>Insert - Object - Chart</emph> to insert a chart with default data. In Draw or Impress, choose <emph>Insert - Chart</emph> to insert a chart based on default data.<comment>it is intended to unify this command position</comment></paragraph> 97*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 98*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 99*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152960" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="29">You can change the default data values by double-clicking on the chart and then choosing <link href="text/schart/01/03010000.xhp" name="View - Chart Data Table"><emph>View - Chart Data Table</emph></link>.</paragraph> 100*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 101*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 102*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="relatedtopics"> 103*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/schart/01/wiz_chart_type.xhp#wiz_chart_type"/> 104*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/schart/01/wiz_data_range.xhp#wiz_data_range"/> 105*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/schart/01/wiz_data_series.xhp#wiz_data_series"/> 106*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/schart/01/wiz_chart_elements.xhp#wiz_chart_elements"/> 107*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/chart_axis.xhp#chart_axis"/> 108*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/chart_legend.xhp#chart_legend"/> 109*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/chart_title.xhp#chart_title"/> 110*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/chart_barformat.xhp#chart_barformat"/> 111*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 112*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</body> 113*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 114