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Changing the Graph Type settings

Changing the Graph Type settings - Illustrator Tutorial

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Changing the Graph Type settings

In this exercise, I'm going to tour you through the other options that are available to you in the Graph Type dialog box. I'm still working inside of Baby's first column graph.ai. I am going to go ahead and click on a graph to select it here inside the illustration window, press Ctrl+H--or Command+H on the Mac--to hide the selection edges, and then right-click anywhere inside the illustration window. It doesn't matter if you right-click on a graph or not, to bring up that Shortcut menu and choose the Type command. Now, I've already shown you how these icons allow you to switch the graph variety, the kind of graph that you're working with. These other options are a little more nuanced, sometimes; some of them are quite dreadful. Actually, this is a great example of a dreadful setting right here, Add Drop Shadow. I want you to see how that looks. I'll go ahead and turn on Add Drop Shadow, and let's try out a few other things. I am going to add the legend across the top. So instead of…

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