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When customizing your graphic, let your understanding of your audience and purpose guide your design decisions. For example, if your line graph must be readable from a distance of three feet, you might decide to increase the thickness of the lines and the size of the text. If your graphic features an excessively long vertical axis, you can use larger units for that axis.
You can modify elements of your graphic while using the Chart Wizard as well as by double-clicking an element after you have created your graphic. In addition to modifying graphic elements, you can select which data series are displayed and change how data series are arranged in your graphic.
In the three following examples, the writer changes the focus of a bar graph that compares a company's injury rates related to manufacturing three different materials with the average injury rates for that industry. The writer changes the focus by switching the way data are plotted along the horizontal (x) axis and by removing a data series. In the first example, data are plotted by rows. In the second example, data are plotted by columns. In the final example, data are plotted by columns and the data series for plastics is removed.
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In this example, data are plotted by rows.
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In this example, the same data are plotted by columns.
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The writer has removed the data series for plastics in this example.
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The Chart Wizard also allows you to add, delete, and modify many of the design elements that form your graphic.
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