XPAC Reference Guide

Selecting chart elements

Selecting chart elements

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Selecting chart elements

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You can select a chart element by clicking it. The table below describes each chart element:

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Effect

Chart

In the chart, but not on a specific chart element.

XPAC displays selection handles around the chart.

Chart title

Anywhere in the title area.

XPAC displays selection handles around the title. You can resize or reposition it.

Footnote

Anywhere in the footnote area.

XPAC displays selection handle around the footnote. You can resize or reposition it.

Legend

In the legend, but not the legend keys.

XPAC displays selection handles around the legend. You can resize or reposition it.

Series

On an element in an unselected series, or on the legend key identifying the series.

XPAC displays selection handles on all elements of chart series. XPAC also displays a handle on the legend key.

Series Label

Anywhere in the series label.

XPAC displays selection handles around the label. You can reposition it.

Plot

In the plot, but not on a specific chart element.

XPAC displays selection handles around the chart plot. You can resize or reposition it.

Axis

On the axis text, axis line, or axis ticks.

XPAC displays selection handles on the axis. You cannot manually resize the axis.

Axis title

Anywhere in the axis title area.

XPAC displays selection handles around the axis title.

Chart grid

On any grid line.

XPAC displays selection handles around the grid.

2D wall and 3D wall or base

Any part of the base or wall other than a grid line.

XPAC displays selection handles around the wall in a 2D chart, and the base and wall in a 3D chart.

Data point

Click a data point in a selected series, or a data point in the same series as another selected data point.

XPAC displays selection handles on the single data point only.

Data point label

Anywhere in the data point label.

XPAC displays selection handles around the data point label. You can reposition it.