Chart Wizard - Data Series

On this page of the Chart Wizard you can change the source range of all data series separately, including their
labels. You can also change the range of the categories. You can first select the data range on the Data Range
page and then remove unnecessary data series or add data series from other cells here.

If there seem to be too many options on this page, just define the data range on the Chart Wizard - Data Range
and skip this page.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Chart
Double-click a chart, then choose Format - Data Ranges

This dialog is only available for charts based on a Calc or Writer table.
Press Shift+F1 and point to a control to learn more about that control.

Organizing data series

In the Data Series list box you see a list of all data series in the current chart.
• To organize the data series, select an entry in the list.
• Click Add to add another data series below the selected entry. The new data series has the same type
as the selected entry.
• Click Remove to remove the selected entry from the Data Series list.
• Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to move the selected entry in the list up or down. This does not
change the order in the data source table, but changes only the arrangement in the chart.

Editing data series

1. Click an entry in the list to view and edit the properties for that entry.
In the Data Ranges list box you see the role names and cell ranges of the data series components.
2. Click an entry, then edit the contents in the text box below.
The label next to the text box states the currently selected role.
3. Enter the range or click Select data range to minimize the dialog and select the range with the
mouse.
If you want a data range of multiple cell areas that are not next to each other, enter the first range,
then manually add a semicolon at the end of the text box, then enter the other ranges. Use a semicolon
as delimiter between ranges.
The range for a data role, like Y-Values, must not include a label cell.

Editing categories or data labels

• Enter or select a cell range that will be used as text for categories or data labels.
Depending on the chart type, the texts are shown on the X axis or as data labels.
Chart Wizard - Data Range
On this page of the Chart Wizard you can select one single source of data range. This range may consist of
more than one rectangular range of cells.

Use the Chart Wizard - Data Series page if you need more control over the data ranges.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Chart
Double-click a chart, then choose Format - Data Ranges

This dialog is only available for charts based on a Calc or Writer table.
Press Shift+F1 and point to a control to learn more about that control.

To specify a data range

1. Select the data range. Do one of the following:
Enter the data range in the text box.
In Calc, an example data range would be "$Sheet1.$B$3:$B$14". Note that a data range may consist
of more than one region in a spreadsheet, e.g. "$Sheet1.A1:A5;$Sheet1.D1:D5" is also a valid data
range. In Writer, an example data range would be "Table1.A1:E4".
In Calc, click Select data range to minimize the dialog, then drag over a cell area to select the data
range.
If you want a data range of multiple cell areas that are not next to each other, enter the first range,
then manually add a semicolon at the end of the text box, then enter the other ranges. Use a semicolon
as delimiter between ranges.
2. Click one of the options for data series in rows or in columns.
3. Check whether the data range has labels in the first row or in the first column or both.
In the preview you can see how the final chart will look.

Chart Wizard - Chart Type

On the first page of the Chart Wizard you can choose a chart type.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Chart

Press Shift+F1 and point to a control to learn more about that control.

To choose a chart type

1. Choose a basic chart type: click any of the entries labeled Column, Bar, Pie, and so on.
 The contents on the right side will change to offer more options depending on the basic chart type.
2. Optionally, click any of the options. While you change the settings in the wizard, watch the preview in
the document to see how the chart will look.
Press Shift+F1 and point to a control to see an extended help text.
Click Finish on any wizard page to close the wizard and create the chart using the current settings.
Click Next to see the next wizard page, or click the entries on the left side of the wizard to go to that page.
Click Back to see the previous wizard page.
Click Cancel to close the wizard without creating a chart.