Selecting parts of a graphIf you want to select some objects in a graph and send them to the back or front of other objects, it's important that you send only objects that represent an entire set of data or individual numbers. You can select individual columns, lines, pie wedges, or series and move them to the front or back. Do not, however, select and move individual category labels, individual legend labels, individual axis tick lines, individual axis tick labels, or vertical or horizontal axis lines. If you want to move a set of data in a line graph in front or in back of another set of data, you must select the entire set of data, including the legend. Selecting just the data points is not sufficient. To select an entire data set in a graph:
You can also select a group by clicking one of its parts, clicking again to select columns grouped with it, and clicking a third time to select the legend. Each click adds another layer of grouped objects to the selection, beginning with the next group up in the hierarchy. You can click as many times as the number of groups to add to a selection. To deselect part of a selected group:
To change part of the type in a graph:
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