/text/shared/guide/chart_insert.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. FPE: Removed screenshots. Cleaned a bit. Needs update! charts; inserting plotting;data as charts inserting; charts spreadsheets; inserting charts charts; editing data editing; chart data data; in columns columns; putting data in rows; putting data in data; putting in rows charts; selecting (guide) charts; marking ordering; data series data series; changing order of values; changing in charts charts; changing values in numbers; changing in a chart charts; selecting types charts; changing types 2D charts selection 3D charts; selecting types of charts; selecting XY charts stock charts; selecting line charts; selecting pie charts; selecting circle charts; selecting combination charts;inserting combination charts; selecting bar charts;inserting bar charts; selecting charts; with columns combination charts;variants charts; variants 3D charts;inserting statistical values in charts statistics;XY charts charts; statistics selecting;XY charts error indicators in charts error bars in charts logarithmic axes in charts averages in charts showing statistics in a 2D chart variances in charts standard deviation in charts regression curves in charts trend lines in charts charts;binary formats Inserting Charts Open a spreadsheet and enter some data with row and column headings. Select the data together with the headings. Long-click the Insert Object icon Icon found in the Main Toolbar to display the floating toolbar. Then click the Insert Chart icon. The mouse pointer will change to a cross-hair symbol with a small chart symbol. In the spreadsheet, drag open a rectangle defining the initial location and size of the chart. As soon as you release the mouse button, a dialog appears in which you can make further entries. If you want to switch horizontal and vertical axis you can "tilt" the chart: With the chart still selected, click Data in Columns or Data in Rows icon on the Main Toolbar. Suppose you placed the chart in your $[officename] Calc spreadsheet in the background, and now you are wondering how to select it for further editing. Open the Show Draw Functions floating toolbar and click the Select arrow Icon . Now you can click on the chart to select it. In a $[officename] 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 Format - Arrangement. The corresponding cell ranges in the $[officename] Calc spreadsheet will not be rearranged. In $[officename] Writer documents, you can insert a chart obtained from the data of a $[officename] Writer table. If you have not selected any data in a $[officename] Writer table, choosing Insert - Object - Chart inserts a chart containing sample data. You can change the sample data values by double-clicking on the chart and then choosing Edit - Chart Data. 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. An easy method to change the numbers in a chart is drag-and-drop: select any table cell range, then drag and drop them at the chart. The chart updates with the new values. Modification of chart data is also possible if you, for example, have copied a chart from a $[officename] Calc document into a $[officename] Writer document and now double-click the chart in the $[officename] Writer document. Remember, however, you are only editing the copy and not the original document. You can change the type of chart any time. When you double-click on the chart and choose Format - Chart Type, a dialog appears, presenting you with various types to choose from. Try out the different options in the Chart Type dialog. You can also switch between 2D and 3D representation. With the Columns chart type you can select a Combination Chart of lines and columns. 3D charts can be rotated and tilted with the mouse for an optimal point of view. In Line Charts you can use the data series symbols that are applied automatically by $[officename] Chart. You can also select symbols yourself from graphic files or from the Gallery.

Opening Binary StarOffice Chart FilesUFI: this is for StarOffice 5.2 binary format. So use no variable. 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. To retrieve or edit the chart data of a StarOffice Chart .sds file, follow these steps: Open a $[officename] Calc document. Choose Insert - Object - OLE Object. In the dialog, click Create from file. Click the Search button and select the .sds file. The chart is inserted and selected. The chart data can be retrieved or edited after clicking the Chart Data icon in the Main Toolbar.

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