Apple numbers User Manual

 Using Charts

 

You can change the opacity of the chart and individual chart elements, such as the 
legend. See “Adjusting Opacity” on page 158 for more information. 

You can use various techniques for rotating a 2D pie chart. 

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Select the chart, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Chart Inspector button, click 
Series, and then use the Rotation Angle wheel or field.

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Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics Inspector button, and then drag the 
Rotate wheel or use the Angle controls to set the angle of the chart.

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Select the chart, hold down the Command key and move the pointer toward a 
selection handle until it changes to a curved, double-headed arrow, and then drag a 
selection handle.

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To rotate the chart in 45-degree increments, press the Shift and Command keys while 
dragging a selection handle or the Rotate wheel.

You can apply shadows to individual data series or to the entire chart. You can adjust 
the opacity for the chart as a whole or for individual series (but not individual bars). You 
can also adjust the spacing between data sets or individual bars. 

You can adjust spacing between individual bars or data sets.

Select the chart.

Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Chart Inspector button, and then click Series.

To change the space between bars, type a value (or click the arrows) in the “Gap 
between bars” field.

To change the space between data sets, specify a value in the “Gap between sets” field.

The value is the percentage of the bar thickness. Decreasing the space between the 
bars makes them thicker. 

Separate the individual 
bars in the chart.

Separate the data sets 
in the chart.

Add shadows to bars 
or data sets.