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13.6.2 Removing Slices of the Pie

 

In order to accentuate certain data values, slices of the pie can be broken out. NExS allows you to do this in a manner similar to how you broke a line of data in a line graph.

To remove a slice of the pie:

  1. Modify the data in your spreadsheet by inserting rows as follows:

    A B
    1 cars 10000
    2 boats 2000
    3
    4 planes 6000
    5 trains 1000
    6
    7 bicycles 600

  2. Select the range A1..B7. The columns should now be highlighted.

  3. Select New Graph and Pie Graph from the Graph menu. NExS will display a new pie chart showing that the pie slices for ``planes'' and ``trains'' have been broken out of the pie as a contiguous piece as shown in Figure 13.13.

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Figure 13.13: Pie Chart 2

In general, just about any options you could use with bar graphs are usable with pie charts.


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999