You can use Corel Presentations to create and update various types of data charts.
In this section, you'll learn about
creating data charts
sizing and moving data charts
updating data charts
adding legends to data charts
adding titles to data charts
formatting data chart titles
labeling data charts
including clipart in data charts
saving and retrieving data chart styles
formatting area charts
formatting bar charts
formatting bubble charts
formatting high/low charts
formatting line charts
formatting pie charts
formatting radar charts
formatting surface charts
formatting xy scatter charts
converting data charts to drawing objects
Creating data charts
You can create different types of data charts in Corel Presentations using a collection of predesigned chart templates and color schemes. You can also create any of these data charts as a three-dimensional chart. Creating a data series for a chart lets you visually represent a row of data from a datasheet, and lets you add additional data to a chart by using a secondary y-axis.
You can also create a pie chart that contains more than one pie.
You can create 11 different types of data charts.
Chart Function
Area chart Shows trends and the amount of change over time by plotting cumulative, rather than individual, values. The first data series in an area chart is plotted without modification. The second series is plotted using the top of the first series as the baseline. The third series is charted on top of the second, and so forth. Area charts can also display continuous, solid areas that measure the data in a datasheet.
Bar chart Shows each value in a series as a bar. Values are plotted against the y-axis scale; the taller the bar, the greater the value. Use bar charts to display the data as bars of varying heights or lengths for easy comparison. You can create vertical or horizontal bar charts.
Bubble chart Displays three types of data on two axes. For example, you could plot units sold (x-axis coordinate) versus gross profit (y-axis coordinate) with the bubble's radius representing the net profit.
High/low chart Shows the high and low of values compared over time. For example, a High/Low chart could compare daily low and high values of a stock over five days; or it could show the opening, closing, and range of stock prices.
Line chart Shows trends and the rate of change over time by connecting the data points with lines.
Mixed chart Adds emphasis to or contrasts data. For example, mixing charts can be used to contrast a company division's performance against that of the company as a whole by using a bar chart to represent the division's performance and a line or area chart to display the company's performance.
Pie chart Shows each value entered in a data cell in the datasheet as a slice of a circle, what proportion that slice is, and how it relates to the whole.
Radar chart Compares data over time to show variations and trends. Radar charts plot circles for each x-axis value which are represented by a line that extends from the center of the circle to the edge, like the spokes of a wheel. Y-axis values for each series are charted on the spokes.
Scatter chart Shows the correlation between two data series by placing a dot or marker at each point where data on the x and y axes intersect. Scatter charts are effective to present large amounts of data values, such as measuring temperature over a long period of time, where the x-axis would represent time and the y-axis would represent temperature.
Surface chart Represents data values as a topography that bulges and dips like the contours of a landscape. For example, you can use a Surface chart to show business profits and losses as the peaks and valleys of a mountain range. The color of the topography changes as the surface rises and falls.
Table Displays numerical data in a two-dimensional grid of rows and columns.
To create a data chart
1 Click Insert Data chart.
2 Drag to define a chart area.
3 Choose a chart type from the Chart type list.
If you want to begin with a blank datasheet, disable the Use sample data check box.
4 Click a chart style.
5 Click OK.
6 Type data in the datasheet.
7 Click outside the chart to close the datasheet.
Tips
You can also choose a data chart type by clicking the Data chart gallery button on the toolbar.
You can toggle between a horizontal and vertical display of the data chart by clicking Horizontal chart button on the toolbar.
To create a three-dimensional data chart
1 Click Insert Data chart.
2 Drag to define a chart area.
3 From the Chart type list, choose one of the following:
Area
Bar (horz)
Bar (vert)
High/low
Line
Mixed
Pie
Surface
XY (scatter)
4 Enable the 3-D check box.
5 Click a chart style.
6 Click OK.
7 Type data in the datasheet.
8 Click outside the chart to close the datasheet.
Tip
You can also create a three-dimensional chart by clicking the 3-D chart button on the toolbar.
To create a data series
1 Double-click a chart.
2 Click Chart Series.
3 Click the arrows to select a series.
4 Click the Type/axis tab.
5 In the Series type area, enable one of the following options:
Area
Bar, and choose a bar shape from the Bar shape list
Line
Line and marker
Marker, click a marker shape in the Marker shape area, and type a value in the Marker size box
7 In the Axis area, enable one of the following options:
Primary (y1)
Secondary (y2)
Note
It is recommended that you use no more than eight series when you create a bar chart.
Tip
You can also create a data series by clicking the Series button on the toolbar.
To create a pie chart that contains more than one pie
1 Click Insert Data chart.
2 Click in the drawing window to create a full-window chart.
3 Choose Pie from the Chart type list.
4 Click a chart style.
5 Click OK.
6 In the Legend column of the datasheet, type a name for each pie slice.
All the pies in the chart will use the same Legend entries.
7 In the Labels 1 column, type a label for each slice in the first pie.
8 In the Pie 1 column, type data for each slice in the first pie.
Note
You can include up to nine pies in the same pie chart.
Tip
If you do not want to create a full-window chart, you can drag to define a chart area in the drawing window.
Sizing and moving data charts
You can change the size of a data chart proportionally, and you can stretch or shrink a data chart. You can also move a data chart to a new location in the drawing window.
To size a data chart
To Do the following
Size a data chart proportionally Click a data chart, and drag a corner handle inward or outward.
Stretch or shrink the data chart Double-click a data chart, and drag a corner or side handle inward or outward.
To move a data chart
1 Click a data chart.
2 Drag the data chart to a new location in the drawing window.
Updating data charts
You can update a data chart manually or automatically to reflect the changes you have made to data or text in a datasheet. When a data chart is updated, Corel Presentations also updates changes made to column widths in tables, recalculates formulas, and corrects distorted graphics.
To update a data chart
To update a chart Do the following
Manually Double-click a data chart, and click View Redraw.
Automatically Double-click a data chart, and click View Auto redraw.
Adding legends to data charts
To further identify a data chart, you can add a legend that can be displayed and positioned inside a data chart.
To add a legend to a data chart
1 Double-click a chart.
2 Click Chart Legend.
3 Click the Type/position tab.
4 In the Legend type area, click one of the following:
Horizontal
Vertical
5 In the Position area, enable a legend position option.
You can also
Display the legend Enable the Display legend check box.
Display the legend inside the data chart Enable the Place legend inside chart check box.
Tip
You can also add a legend to a data chart by clicking the Legend button on the toolbar.
Adding titles to data charts
You can add a title and subtitle in a data chart. You can also add a legend title in a data chart.
To add a data chart title
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Title.
3 Click the Title options tab.
4 Enable the Display chart title check box, and type a chart title name in the box.
5 Enable an option in the Position area.
To add a data chart subtitle
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Subtitle.
3 Click the Subtitle options tab
4 Enable the Display chart subtitle check box, and type a subtitle name in the box.
5 Enable an option in the Position area.
To add a title to a pie chart
1 Double-click a pie chart.
2 Click Chart Pie titles.
3 Click the Title options tab.
4 Enable the Display pie title check box.
To add and format a legend title in a data chart
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Legend.
3 Click the Type/position tab.
4 Enable the Display legend title check box, and type a legend title in the box.
5 Enable an option in the Position area.
Formatting data chart titles
You can format a title or subtitle in a data chart. You can also format a legend title.
To format a data chart title
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Title.
3 Click the Title font tab.
4 Choose a font from the Face list.
5 Choose a font size from the Size list box.
6 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
Bold
Underline
Italic
7 Open the Color picker, and click a color.
Tip
You can also format a data chart title by double-clicking the title.
To format a data chart subtitle
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Subtitle.
3 Click the Subtitle font tab.
4 Choose a font from the Face list.
5 Choose a font size from the Size list box.
6 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
Bold
Underline
Italic
7 Open the Color picker, and click a color.
Tip
You can also format a data chart subtitle by double-clicking the subtitle.
To format a legend title
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Legend.
3 Click the Title font tab.
4 Choose a font from the Face list.
5 Choose a font size from the Size list box.
6 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
Bold
Underline
Italic
7 Open the Color picker, and click a color.
Tip
You can also format a legend title by double-clicking the title.
Labeling data charts
Adding labels to data charts lets you identify data.
You can also add labels to pie charts.
You can add x-axis and y-axis labels to data charts to show what values are being represented. X-axis labels can be added to radar charts as well.
To label a data chart
1 Double-click a chart.
2 Click Chart Data labels.
3 Enable the Display data labels check box.
4 Click the Position tab.
5 Click one of the following:
Inside
Outside
Tip
You can also label a data chart by clicking the Labels button on the toolbar.
To label a pie chart
1 Double-click a pie chart.
2 Click Chart Data labels.
3 Click the Position tab.
4 Choose a label position from the Value list box.
5 Choose a percentage label position from the Percent list box.
6 Type a value in the Digits box.
This value lets you specify how many digits display after decimal points.
7 Choose a label position from the Label list box.
8 Choose a leader length from the Leader list box.
9 In the Orientation area, click one of the following:
One line-lists the value, percent, and label text horizontally for each slice
Stacked-stacks the value, percent, and label text vertically for each slice
Tip
You can also label a data chart by clicking the Labels button on the toolbar.
To add x-axis labels to a data chart
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Axis X.
3 Click the Labels tab.
4 Enable the Display labels check box.
5 Enable any of the following check boxes:
Show ticks on labels only-displays value indicators beside labels only
Stagger-alternates labels above and below each other
6 If you want to skip labels alternately along the x-axis, type a value in the Number to skip box in the Skip labels area.
To add y-axis labels to a data chart
1 Double-click a data chart.
2 Click Chart Axis, and click one of the following:
Primary y
Secondary y
3 Click the Scale/labels tab.
4 Enable the Display labels check box.
5 In the Maximum value box, type the maximum value of the axis.
The Automatic check box is disabled automatically when you begin typing.
6 In the Minimum value box, type the minimum value of the axis.
The Automatic check box is disabled automatically when you begin typing.
7 In the Major grid value box, type a value to control the distance between major grid lines.
The Automatic check box is disabled automatically when you begin typing.
Note
You must have a data series attached to the secondary y-axis to change its properties.
To add x-axis labels to a radar chart
1 Double-click a radar chart.
2 Click Chart Axis X.
3 Click the Axis options tab.
4 Enable the Display labels check box.
5 Type the maximum value of the axis in the Maximum value box.
6 Type the minimum value of the axis in the Minimum value box.
7 Type a value in the Major grid value box.
This value lets you specify the distance between major grid lines.
Including clipart in data charts
Adding clipart to data charts lets you illustrate, emphasize, and highlight ideas. When clipart is included in a data chart, the two objects are grouped and treated as a single object, which is useful for moving and rotating the completed chart.
To place clipart on a data chart
1 Drag a clipart image onto a data chart.
2 Drag the side and corner handles inwards or outwards to fit the image into the chart.
3 Click Edit Arrange Order To front.
4 Hold down Ctrl, and click the clipart image and the data chart.
5 Click Edit Arrange Group.
Saving and retrieving data chart styles
You can save a data chart style so that you can use the same options and chart characteristics, such as chart type, fonts, and series color, for other charts. When saving a chart style, chart data and text are not saved. You can retrieve saved data chart styles for later use.
To save a data chart style
1 Double-click a chart.
2 Click Chart Save style.
3 Choose the drive and folder where you want to save the data chart style.
4 Type a filename in the Filename box.
5 Choose Chart styles from the File type list box.
6 Click Save.
To retrieve a data chart style
1 Double-click a chart.
2 Click Chart Retrieve style.
3 Choose the drive and folder where the data chart style is located.
4 Click a filename.
5 Click Open.
Formatting area charts
To change the style and appearance of an area chart
1 Double-click an area chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
4 In the Style area, click one of the following:
Overlap-displays the data in each column as overlapping groups
Stacked-displays the data in each column as a combined total, stacked from bottom to top
Stacked 100%-displays the data in each column as a percentage of the whole column
Tip
You can also change the style of an area chart by opening the Data chart style picker on the property bar and clicking a style.
Formatting bar charts
To apply a clustered style to a bar chart
1 Double-click a bar chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Cluster.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and depth
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in any of the following boxes
Depth-controls the three-dimensional depth of the bars in the chart
Height-controls the height of the bars in the chart
Tip
You can also change the style of a bar chart by opening the Data chart style picker on the property bar and clicking a style.
To apply an overlapping style to a bar chart
1 Double-click a bar chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Overlap.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and depth
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in any of the following boxes:
Depth-controls the three-dimensional depth of the bars in the chart
Overlap-controls the amount of overlap of the bars in the chart
Width-controls the width of the bars in the chart
If you enabled the Horizontal checkbox in the Appearance area, the name of the Width box changes to Height.
Tip
You can also change the style of a bar chart by opening the Data chart style picker on the property bar and clicking a style.
To apply a stacked style to a bar chart
1 Double-click a bar chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Stacked.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and depth
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in any of the following boxes:
Depth-controls the three-dimensional depth of the bars in the chart
Overlap-controls the amount of overlap of the bars in the chart
Width-controls the width of the bars in the chart
If you enabled the Horizontal checkbox in the Appearance area, the name of the Width box changes to Height.
Tip
You can also change the style of a bar chart by opening the Data chart style picker on the property bar and clicking a style.
To apply a 100% stacked style to a bar chart
1 Double-click a bar chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Stacked 100%.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and depth
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in any of the following boxes:
Depth-controls the three-dimensional depth of the bars in the chart
Overlap-controls the amount of overlap of the bars in the chart
Width-controls the width of the bars in the chart
If you enabled the Horizontal checkbox in the Appearance area, the name of the Width box changes to Height.
Tip
You can also change the style of a bar chart by opening the Data chart style picker on the property bar and clicking a style.
Formatting bubble charts
To change the appearance of a bubble chart
1 Double-click a bubble chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
If you want to display the chart horizontally, enable the Horizontal check box.
3 Type a value in the Size box.
The value you specify changes the size of the bubbles.
Formatting high/low charts
To apply a line style to a high/low chart
1 Double-click a high/low chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Line.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in the Width box.
This value lets you specify the width of the bars and lines in the chart.
If you enabled the 3-D check box, type a value in the Height box to specify the height of the bars and lines.
Tip
You can also change the style of a high/low chart by opening the Data chart style picker on the property bar and clicking a style.
To apply a bar/error style to a high/low chart
1 Double-click a high/low chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Bar/error.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in the Width box.
This value lets you specify the width of the bars and lines in the chart.
Tip
You can also change the style of a high/low chart by opening the Data chart style picker and clicking a style.
To apply an error bar style to a high/low chart
1 Double-click a high/low chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Error bar.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
5 Type a value in the Width box.
This value lets you specify the width of the bars and lines in the chart.
Tip
You can also change the style of a high/low chart by opening the Data chart style picker and clicking a style.
To apply an area style to a high/low chart
1 Double-click a high/low chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Area.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
Tip
You can also change the style of a high/low chart by opening the Data chart style picker and clicking a style.
Formatting line charts
To change the style and appearance of a line chart
1 Double-click a line chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click one of the following:
Overlap
Stacked
Stacked 100%
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
If you enabled the 3-D check box, type a value in the Height box to specify the height of the lines.
Tip
You can also change the style of a line chart by opening the Data chart style picker and clicking a style.
Formatting pie charts
To apply a pie style to a pie chart
1 Double-click a pie chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Pie.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Proportional-sizes two or more pie charts proportionally
Sort slice-arranges pie chart slices by size
5 Type a value in any of the following boxes:
Size-controls the size of the pie chart
Angle-controls the viewing angle of the pie chart
If you enabled the 3-D check box, type a value in the Tilt box to control the tilting of the pie chart.
You can also
Explode a pie slice In the Appearance area, click Explode slice. Type a value in the Slice box. Type a value in the Distance box to specify how far from the center of the pie chart (1% to 200%) you want to move the slice.
Link pie slices In the Specify the slice in pie 1 that will link it to pie 2 area, enable the Link pie 2 to slice check box. In the Link pie 2 to slice box, type a slice number of pie 1 to link to pie 2.
To apply a column style to a pie chart
1 Double-click a pie chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click Pie.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box
Proportional-sizes two or more pie charts proportionally
Sort slice-arranges pie chart slices by size
5 Type a value in the Size box.
This value specifies the size of the pie chart.
Formatting radar charts
To change the layout and appearance of a radar chart
1 Double-click a radar chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click one of the following:
Overlap
Stacked
Stacked 100%
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
Line-displays each set of data as horizontal and vertical lines
Area-displays each set of data as solid areas
5 In the Grid area, enable one of the following check boxes:
Radial-displays data on a round grid
Linear-displays data on an angular grid
If you want to display each data series with its own y-axis settings, enable the Separate y-axis check box.
Tip
You can also change the style of a radar chart by opening the Data chart style picker and clicking a style.
Formatting surface charts
To change the appearance of a surface chart
1 Double-click a surface chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-creates three-dimensional topography
Outline contours-creates lines between value ranges
4 Open the Outline picker, and click a color.
5 Open the 1-10% picker, and click a color.
6 Open the 91-100% picker, and click a color.
7 Click Blend range colors.
Tip
You can also create a more detailed blend of colors in the range by opening each of the pickers, from 1-10% to 91-100%, and clicking a color.
Formatting xy scatter charts
To change the style and appearance of an xy scatter chart
1 Double-click an xy scatter chart.
2 Click Chart Layout/type.
3 In the Style area, click a chart style.
4 In the Appearance area, enable any of the following check boxes:
3-D-displays the chart with height, width, and the depth you specify in the Depth box.
Horizontal-displays the chart horizontally instead of vertically
Tip
You can also change the style of an xy scatter chart by opening the Data chart style picker and clicking a style.
Converting data charts to drawing objects
You can convert a data chart to a drawing object, which converts the chart to a collection of graphic objects that you can manipulate.
To convert a data chart to a drawing object
1 Click a data chart.
2 Click Edit Arrange Separate objects.
3 Click Separate.
Note
When you convert a data chart to a drawing object, you can no longer treat it as a data chart, because it is no longer linked to the style and data in the original chart. For example, you can no longer change the data in the datasheet.
