\f3\i0 tabs are identical, though each addresses a different axis. The contents are divided between five different sub-panels which are accessed via buttons labeled
\f3\i0 Take a careful look at this structure to see how the higher level structure is established by the tabs, and how, for the Axis tabs, there are subpanels used to reach the exact Axis controls you are seeking. \
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Let's work a bit with the controls. To do so, if you don't already have one, create a Bar chart and fill it with data. Now, from within the
\f5\i Main
\f3\i0 tab:\
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\f1\b 3D Grid Effect -
\f3\b0 turn on the 3D Effect and see that your Bar series gains a 3D effect as well. This is the case for other series types too - that is, they have both a 2D and 3D representation based on the grid's 3D effect. These series include Bar, Line, Area and Histogram. Series of any of these types can be made 3D or 2D by setting the Grid's 3D Effect.\
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\f1\b Orientation -
\f3\b0 change the orientation of the grid to horizontal. This will convert your Bar series from a vertical series to a horizontal series. This is applicable for all series that can be displayed on the same grid as a Bar series, that is Bar, Line, Area, Base-Error, High-Low, and High-Low-Open-Close.\
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\f1\b Auto-Adjust -
\f3\b0 This switch is used to enable/disable the grid feature whereby the axis ranges, and some related attributes, are automatically adjusted based on the ranges of the data in the series. We'll come back to this feature in a minute.\
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Now, let's look at the
\f5\i Y Axis
\f3\i0 tab. First make sure that your grid is set to have a vertical orientation in the
\f5\i Main
\f3\i0 tab, so your bars should be oriented vertically. \
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\f1\b Range -
\f3\b0 In the
\f5\i Range
\f3\i0 sub-panel for the Y Axis (i.e. click on the
\f5\i Y Axis
\f3\i0 tab, then on the
\f5\i Range
\f3\i0 button), you'll see three fields for the Min, Max and Step. Change the Max to a number larger than the one that is there. The grid in the chart immediately updates to adjust for its new range, and the Bar series is drawn accordingly. Now change the Step to a larger number and note the change in the chart. \
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By changing the range settings, you have effectively turned OFF the Auto-Adjust feature. That means that if you were to edit the data in the Data View, the axis ranges would not adjust automatically to accommodate the new data. To have the grid once again auto-adjust its range, go back to the
\f5\i Main
\f3\i0 tab and click ON the Auto-Adjust feature.\
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\f1\b Labels -
\f3\b0 Take a look at the
\f5\i Labels
\f3\i0 sub-panel for the Y Axis. There are lots of controls here for changing the label content, color, position, rotation, and exactly which labels should be displayed.\
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Continue to work your way around the Grid Inspector Panel. There is a surprising amount of control that is provided there and should be leveraged in your chart making. \
\f3\b0 To add annotations to your chart, click the Annotation Panel shortcut button {{\NeXTGraphic Annotation.tiff \width820 \height800
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\f3\fs24 or choose
\f5\i Tools
\f3\i0 ->
\f5\i Show Annotations
\f3\i0 , then drag any of the annotations found there to the chart. Chartsmith provides Text, Box and Image, Line, Circle and Balloon annotations. Annotating a chart with images is accomplished by dragging and dropping an image into a Box annotation, or setting the image from the
\f3\b0 \cf0 Chartsmith templates store attributes for any component of a chart. Templates are created from an existing chart and can subsequently be used to format other charts.\
\f3\i0 menu item. In the save panel that displays you can choose which components' attributes should be stored to the template. Choose which chart attributes to be included in the template. By default, templates will be saved to your ~/Library/Chartsmith folder, but this destination can be changed in the save panel.\
\f3\b0 \cf0 Select a chart, then find a template file in the Library/Chartsmith folder stored in your Home folder. Drag this file from the Finder directly onto the chart to apply the template. Alternatively, you may drag the template onto the selected chart in the Navigator.\
\f3\b0 If you wish to apply a template to more than one chart, select all of the charts you want the template applied to in the Navigator, then drag and drop the template file from the Finder onto the Navigator, which will apply the template to all the selected charts in the Navigator. \
\f3\b0 \cf0 Instead of setting up the chart, then applying a template to it, you can instead create a new chart that has all the attributes that are stored in a template. The
\f5\i Chart
\f3\i0 ->
\f5\i Add From Template
\f3\i0 will add a new chart, based on the selected template, to an existing document. And the
\f5\i Document
\f3\i0 ->
\f5\i New From Template
\f3\i0 menu option will create a new document whose first chart is based on the selected template.
\cf0 That concludes Tutorial #2. By proceeding through this tutorial, you have an introduction to the primary features and functions within Chartsmith. If you want to get an introduction to some of the advanced features within Chartsmith, proceed to Tutorial #3.\