Keynote - Formatting Chart Axes

To show or hide an axis or chart borders, set the scale (linear or log) and span of the
value axis, or adjust grid and tick marks along the axes, make selections, and enter
appropriate values in the Axis pane of the Chart inspector.

Set the range of values that
appear on the chart grid.

Select units for values in
the chart.

Set attributes of labels,

tick marks, and more.

Show or hide axes and chart
borders (2D charts only).

To open the Chart inspector:
Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector) and click the Chart

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inspector button.

To place gridlines and tick marks along the chart axes:
Select the grid lines and tick marks you want from one or both of the Choose Axis

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Options pop-up menus.

To format the values along the value axis, do any of the following:
To set the highest number displayed on the value axis, type a number in the Maximum

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field below Value Axis. This value cannot be lower than the maximum value of your
entire data set. If you don’t specify a number, the field displays the word “Auto,” and
the value is automatically calculated based on the data.
To set the value at the origin point of the value axis, type a number in the Minimum

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field below Value Axis. This value cannot be greater than the minimum value of your
entire data set. If you don’t specify a number, the field displays the word “Auto,” and
the value is automatically calculated based on the data.
To specify the number of axis markings between zero and the minimum and maximum

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values on the value axis, specify a number in the Steps field below Value Axis.
To display the data values on the value axis, select Show Value Labels or Show

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Minimum Value from the Choose Axis Options pop-up menu below Value Axis.
To specify units for numbers on the value axis, choose an option from the Format pop-

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up menu below Value Axis.

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Creating Charts from Data

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Creating Charts from Data

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Number: Displays the data point value with no units. In the Decimals field, specify
how many decimal places you want to appear. To display negative values preceded
by a minus sign or in parentheses, choose –100 or (100) from the pop-up menu. Select
Separator if you want to separate the orders of magnitude on the left side of the
decimal.
Currency: Displays the data point value as a monetary amount. Select the currency
unit symbol from the Symbol pop-up menu. In the Decimals field, specify how many
decimal places you want to appear. To display negative values preceded by a minus
sign or in parentheses, choose –100 or (100) from the pop-up menu. Select Separator if
you want to separate the orders of magnitude on the left side of the decimal.
Percentage: Displays the data point value as divided by 100. In the Decimals field,
specify how many decimal places you want to appear. To display negative values
preceded by a minus sign or in parentheses, choose –100 or (100) from the pop-up
menu. Select Separator if you want to separate the orders of magnitude on the left
side of the decimal.
Date and Time: Displays data point values with a date and time format.
Duration: Displays data point values as a unit of time, for example, seconds, minutes,
or weeks.
Fraction: Displays data point values less than 1 as one integer over another. (If your
values are greater than 1, you won’t see any fractional representation of your data.)
Choose how accurately you want the fractions rounded off in the Accuracy pop-up
menu. Choosing an option such as Halves or Quarters represents the values as a
portion of the total pie, rounded to the nearest division you selected.
Scientific: Displays data point values in scientific notation, where 10 raised to a power
is represented as E+ an integer. In the Decimals field, specify how many decimal places
you want to appear.
Custom: Choose a custom number format you’ve already created, or create a new
one. See “Using Your Own Formats for Displaying Values in Table Cells” on page 184 for
more information.

To display category (data set) titles:

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Choose Show Categories from the Choose Axis Options pop-up menu below Category

Axis, and then do any of the following:

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To show or hide some of the category titles, do either or both of the following:

Specify the interval at which you want category labels to appear by typing a value

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or using the stepper in the “Label every ... categories” field. For example, a value of
2 displays every other category title, a value or 3 displays every third category title,
and so on.
Choose Show Last Category from the Choose Axis Options pop-up menu below

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Category Axis, if you want the title of the last category to appear.