Task 6 Editing The Displayed Data

Objective To alter the patterns and format of the series that are displayed.

Instructions You will use the Selected Data Series command from the Format menu.

Comments You will sometimes want to alter the colour or pattern a series is displayed in. This will occasionally be for practical purposes - you want to replace colours with patterns for a black and white printer - or for emphasis.

Activity 6.1 Click on the purple column (for Q1). Little boxes should appear in some or all of the purple columns across the graph. Then select the Format Selected Data Series... command. The following tabbed dialogue box will appear.

This is where the colours and patterns for the borders and contents of the columns can be altered.

Activity 6.2 In the Area section select the white color box under the Color: section. The Sample boxes should turn white.

Activity 6.3 Now click on the Pattern pulldown arrow to reveal the list of possible patterns for your graph. This box selects the pattern and the background colour of the pattern. Select the 4th pattern along in the top row, then re-click the drop down list to select the black colour box in the lower half. When you click on it the drop down list will disappear and your chosen pattern will appear in the Pattern box and also in the Sample box.

Activity 6.4 Click on <OK>. Your change of colour and pattern is implemented on the Q1 data series.

Activity 6.5 Now try changing the other three data series to be black and white but with different patterns. Notice that the legend records the change in patterns as you do them.

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