<p class="TextInTable"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="5"/>Long-click the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Insert Object</span> icon found in the Main Toolbar to display the floating toolbar. Then click the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Insert Chart</span> icon. The mouse pointer will change to a cross-hair symbol with a small chart symbol.</p>
<p class="TextInTable"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="6"/>In the spreadsheet, drag open a rectangle defining the initial location and size of the chart.</p>
<p class="TextInTable"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="7"/>As soon as you release the mouse button, a dialog appears in which you can make further entries. You can also click the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Create</span> button to create a chart with the default settings.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="8"/>The example data show the number of times people of different age groups in various cities go to the movie theater annually. Look for the document in your samples folder.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="9"/>If you would rather put the cities than the age groups on the horizontal axis, you can "tilt" the chart: With the chart still selected, the Main Toolbar contains a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Data in Columns</span> icon and a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Data in Rows</span> icon. Click on one of the icons.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="10"/>You are free to make any changes to all objects of your own charts. You can either double-click on the objects or, with the chart selected, choose the commands from the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Format</span> menu. For example, if you double-click on a color preview in the legend, you can reformat all data points of that data series. If you double-click the background in the box of the legend, you can format the background of the legend.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="28"/>If you created the chart from the data of a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc spreadsheet, the data series that you click on in the chart are highlighted in the table.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="30"/><help:key-word value="charts; selecting (guide)" tag="kw68403_19"/><help:key-word value="charts; marking" tag="kw68403_18"/>Suppose you placed the chart in your <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc spreadsheet in the background, and now you are wondering how to select it for further editing. </p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="55"/>Open the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Show Draw Functions</span> floating toolbar and select the first tool, the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Select</span> arrow. Now you can click on the chart to select it.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="31"/>In a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc chart, you can move a data series forward or backward. You can arrange the series in such a way that the lowest 3D bars are placed in the foreground and the higher ones in the background. To change the arrangement in the chart, use a command in the context menu of a data series or choose <span style="font-weight:bold;">Format - Arrangement</span>. The corresponding cell ranges in the <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc spreadsheet will not be rearranged.</p>
<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="22"/><help:key-word value="values; changing in a chart" tag="kw68403_17"/><help:key-word value="charts; changing values in" tag="kw68403_16"/><help:key-word value="numbers; changing in a chart" tag="kw68403_15"/>When you insert a chart in a presentation or drawing document with the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Insert Object - Insert Chart</span> toolbar, it is displayed with a set of sample data. When you insert a chart in a spreadsheet, you first select the cells in the spreadsheet whose values should be displayed in the chart.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="32"/>In <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Writer documents, you can insert a chart obtained from the data of a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Writer table. If you have not selected any data in a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Writer table, choosing <span style="font-weight:bold;">Insert - Object - Chart</span> inserts a chart containing sample data.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="29"/>You can change the sample data values by double-clicking on the chart and then choosing <help:link Id="66991"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Edit - Chart Data</span></help:link>. If you want to change the values of a chart obtained from selected cells, you have to change the values in the table cells. If the chart is in a text document, press F9 to update the chart.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="47"/>An easy method to change the numbers in a chart is <span style="font-weight:bold;">drag-and-drop</span>: select any table cell range, then drag and drop them at the chart. The chart updates with the new values.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="23"/>Modification of chart data is also possible if you, for example, have copied a chart from a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc document into a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Writer document and now double-click the chart in the <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Writer document. Remember, however, you are only editing the copy and not the original document.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="11"/><help:key-word value="charts; selecting types" tag="kw68403_14"/>You can change the type of chart any time. When you double-click on the chart and choose <span style="font-weight:bold;">Format - Chart Type</span>, a dialog appears, presenting you with various types to choose from.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="12"/><help:key-word value="combination charts; inserting" tag="kw68403_13"/><help:key-word value="bar charts; inserting" tag="kw68403_12"/>Try out the different options in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chart Type</span> dialog. You can also switch between 2D and 3D representation. With the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Columns</span> chart type you can select a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Combination Chart</span> of lines and columns.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="13"/><help:key-word value="3D charts; inserting" tag="kw68403_11"/>The three-dimensional charts offer some special effects. For example, you can adjust the illumination settings, such as light source, ambient light and color filters.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="20"/>3D charts can be rotated and tilted with the mouse for an optimal point of view.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="21"/><help:key-word value="statistical values; charts" tag="kw68403_10"/><help:key-word value="regression curves; inserting in charts" tag="kw68403_9"/><help:key-word value="charts; statistics" tag="kw68403_8"/><help:key-word value="XY charts; statistics" tag="kw68403_7"/><help:key-word value="error indicators; charts" tag="kw68403_6"/><help:key-word value="error bars; charts" tag="kw68403_5"/><help:key-word value="logarithmic axes; charts" tag="kw68403_4"/>By choosing <span style="font-weight:bold;">Insert - Statistics</span>, you can apply statistical indicators to charts of type "XY Chart". Indicators include standard deviations, with regression curves and more. A single or double logarithmic representation of the axes can also be set here.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="33"/>In Line Charts you can use the data series symbols that are applied automatically by <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Chart. You can also select symbols yourself from graphic files or from the Gallery.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="49"/>There is a special read-only mode to open a binary Chart file that was saved by a previous version of StarOffice. Double-click the file in your file manager or enter the full name including the .sds extension in the Open file dialog. You can then look at and print the chart.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="50"/>To retrieve or edit the chart data of a StarOffice Chart .sds file, follow these steps:</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="51"/>Open a <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc document.</p>
<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="53"/>In the dialog, click <span style="font-weight:bold;">Create from file</span>. Click the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Search</span> button and select the .sds file. The chart is inserted and selected.</p>
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<p style=""><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="54"/>The chart data can be retrieved or edited after clicking the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chart Data</span> icon in the Main Toolbar.</p>