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Changing the Graph Type settings - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
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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Charts can be beautiful1m 17s
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Adding a gradient mesh to a complex path8m 9s
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Importing and graphing data5m 22s
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Switching between the kinds of graphs6m 8s
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Changing the Graph Type settings8m 7s
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Correcting and editing data6m 51s
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Selecting and coloring graph elements6m 29s
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Making nuanced changes to a graph8m 6s
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The pitfalls of manual adjustments8m 45s
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Creating and applying graph designs6m 27s
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Making a basic pictograph6m 47s
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Assembling sliding graph designs8m 33s
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Making last-minute tweaks and edits5m 37s
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Composing and customizing a graph5m 44s
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