Setting options for pie graphs
For pie graphs, you can change the placement of the legend and how wedges are sorted. You can also specify how you want to display multiple pie graphs.
To set options for pie graphs: - Select a pie graph with the Selection tool.
- Choose Object > Graph > Type, or double-click the graph tool in the toolbox.
- To change the placement of the legend, choose one of the following options for Legend:
- Standard Legend to place column labels outside the graph; this is the default. Use this option when you combine pie graphs with other kinds of graphs.
- Legends in Wedges to insert labels into the corresponding wedges.
- No Legend to omit legends entirely.
Percentages and legends are painted black by default. If a pie wedge with a dark background obscures a legend, repaint the dark background. Use the Group Selection tool to select the dark pie wedges, and paint the wedges using the Color palette or Swatches palette.
- To specify how multiple pie graphs are displayed, choose one of the following options for Position:
- Ratio to size the graphs proportionally.
- Even to make all the pie graphs the same diameter.
- Stacked to stack each pie graph on top of the other, and each graph is sized proportionally to each other.
- To specify how wedges are sorted, choose one of the following options for Sort:
- All to sort the wedges of the selected pie graphs from largest to smallest value proceeding clockwise from the top of the pie graph.
- First to sort the wedges of the selected pie graphs so that the largest value in the first graph will be placed in the first wedge, and the rest will sort from largest to smallest. All other graphs will follow the order of the wedges in the first graph.
- None to sort the wedges of the selected pie graphs in the order in which you entered values proceeding clockwise from the top of the graphs.
- When you're done setting options, click OK.
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