Apple numbers User Manual

    Using Charts 

 

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To add a chart based on a table, select the table, click Charts in the toolbar, and choose 
a chart type from the pop-up menu.

The values in the table are plotted in the chart. If the table is empty, the chart is blank 
until you add values to table cells.

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To add a chart based on a range of adjacent table cells, click in a cell, and then click 
and drag to select other cells; you can also select a single cell and then hold down the 
Shift key to select cells. Then click Charts in the toolbar, and choose a chart type.

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To add a chart based on nonadjacent cells, hold down the Command key as you select 
cells from a table. Then click Charts in the toolbar, and choose a chart type.

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To add a chart based on data in more than one table, create a chart by selecting a table 
or cells in it. Then select the chart and Command-click or Command-drag cells in 
another table to add their data to the chart.

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To add a chart and a related table with placeholder values, make sure nothing is 
selected, click Charts in the toolbar, and choose a chart type.

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To add a scatter chart, see “Scatter Charts” on page 117.

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To draw a chart, hold down the Option key as you click Charts in the toolbar. Choose a 
chart type. The pointer changes into a crosshair; drag the crosshair across the canvas to 
create a chart that’s the size you want. To constrain the chart’s proportions, hold down 
the Shift key as you drag.

Editing Charts

You can change the data plotted in a chart, change the plotting orientation to switch 
data series and data sets, move data series, change the chart type, and more. 

On the pop-up menu, 2D 
charts are on the left, and 
3D charts are on the right.