Chart Components: Adding/Selecting/Moving/Resizing

Components: Adding to a Chart

Components can be placed on the chart in the following ways:

1. From the Components area – Hold down the Left mouse button and drag a component on to the chart.
2. From the Main Menu – Go to the Insert tab and click on Position
3. Use the hotkeys – Alt+A.

Components: Selecting

Once components have been placed on the chart they can be selected individually or in groups.

To select an individual component, you can do any of the following:

1. Click on the component with the mouse.
2. Hold down the Left mouse button and drag diagonally across an area just wider than the component.
3. Go to Data Outline View and click on the component’s name.
4. To select multiple components at once:

To select multiple components at once:

• Hold down the Left mouse button and drag diagonally across an area just wider than all of the components.

When multiple components are selected, all changes (new shapes, formatting, etc.) will be applied to all of the components.

Components: Moving

Enter Move mode – Important:Components can only be moved when Move mode is active. Go to the Home tab and click this button to toggle between the Move and Resize modes and back again.

Left click the Move Mode button on the Home tab Tools section:

Components: Resizing

To resize components, do the following:

1. Enter Resize mode – Important: Components can only be resized when Resize mode is active. To enter Resize mode:
2. Go to the Home tab Tools group and click on the Resize mode option.

1. Select component(s) – Components can be selected individually or in groups. There are three ways to select components:
2. Left click on the component with the mouse.
3. Hold down the Left mouse button and drag diagonally across an area just wider than the component. This technique also works for selecting multiple components.
4. Go to Data Outline View and click on the component’s name.
5. Blue boxes will appear on each of the component’s nodes to signify it is ready to be resized (see below).

• Left mouse click to grab one of the nodes.
• Hold down the Left mouse button and drag in or out to resize the component.