Creating charts

WordPerfect lets you create and insert charts and graphs in a document. You can create a chart by using data in a table or a spreadsheet, or you can add data as you create the chart. A chart can be linked to a table so that the chart is updated whenever the table data changes. If you move the chart to a different place in the document, it maintains its association with the table.

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This is an example of a data chart.

When you create a chart in WordPerfect, menus and tools from the Presentations application display. These menus and tools let you choose a chart type and edit the chart. You can choose from a variety of chart types, such as bar, line, and pie, and you can add chart attributes, such as a legend or frame. You can also use Presentations to add text to charts; however, the text is saved as part of the chart, rather than with the document. For more information, refer to the Presentations online Help.

You can create an organization chart to display the structure of an organization or the relationships of people and positions.

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This is an example of an organization chart.

You can edit and update charts and graphs. You can also edit the data that the chart is based on.

You can use the data in a table to create a chart containing the same information. When you create a chart from a table, the two are associated. You can specify that charts associated with tables automatically update when you make changes to the data in the tables.

For more information about charts, refer to the Presentations online Help.


To create a data chart

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Click where you want to insert a chart.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Chart.
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Click Chart WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Gallery, and choose a chart type.
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In the Datasheet, click or double-click cells to edit their contents.
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Click Chart WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Layout/type.
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In the Layout/type properties dialog box, choose style and appearance options.
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Click Chart WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Series.
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In the Series properties dialog box, choose line and fill colors.
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Click outside the chart to return to the document window.

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To import data from a spreadsheet or file, click Data WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Import after Presentations menus and tools display, and specify the filename of the document you want to import. For more information about the Presentations menus and tools, refer to the Presentations online Help.
 
You can use this procedure to create a chart from a table. Create a table with the data to include in a chart and click in the table.

To insert an existing chart

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Open the document that contains the chart using the application in which it was created (such as Presentations or Quattro Pro).
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Select the chart, and click Edit WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Copy.
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In the WordPerfect document, click Edit WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Paste special.

To create an organization chart

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Click where you want to insert the organization chart.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Graphics/Pictures WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Draw picture.
Presentations menus and tools display, and a drawing frame displays in the document window.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Organization chart.
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Click in the drawing frame.
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Click a chart type.
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Click OK.
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Double-click a box in the chart, and type a name and title to replace the placeholder name.
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Click outside the chart to return to the document window.

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You can also create an organization chart by playing the wp_org.wcm macro. Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Macro WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Play, and double-click wp_org.wcm. For information about macros, see “Playing macros.”

To edit or annotate a chart or graph

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Right-click a chart or a graph, and click Chart object.
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Enable one of the following options:
Edit — lets you edit the chart or graph in the active document
Open — lets you open the chart or graph to the full size of the screen
Annotate — lets you draw lines and add text to the chart or graph

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For in-place editing, you can also double-click the chart or graph.
 
For full-screen editing, you can also hold down Alt while double-clicking the chart or graph.

To edit chart data

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Double-click a chart.
Presentations menus and tools display.

To
Do the following
Edit the chart title
Double-click the title, change the text, and select the font, size, and other attributes you want to use.
Add a subtitle
Click Chart WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Subtitle, and type the subtitle.
Change chart data
Click View WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Datasheet, and change the data you want in the datasheet.

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You can update the chart that is based on the table in which you have edited data by right-clicking the chart and clicking Update chart from table.

To update charts associated with tables

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Click in a table.
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On the property bar, click Table WordPerfect Office onestep Creating charts Calculate.
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Enable one of the following options:
Calculate table
Calculate tables in document
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Enable the Update associated charts check box.

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To update charts associated with tables manually, right-click the chart, and click Update chart from table. Automatic calculation must be disabled to update a chart manually.

Creating charts