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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Graphs
Last updated 11/8/2011
Vertically scaled graph design compared to uniformly scaled graph design
Repeating design Stacks a design to fill the columns. You can specify the value that each design represents, as well as
whether you want to chop or scale designs that represent fractions.
Repeating graph with chopped design compared to repeating graph with scaled design
Sliding design Is similar to a vertically scaled design, except that you can specify where in the design to stretch or
compress it. For example, if you were using a person to represent data, you might stretch or compress only the body,
but not the head. Using the Vertically Scaled option would scale the entire person.
Sliding graph design
Import a column or marker design
Illustrator comes with a variety of preset designs that you can use in your graphs. You can also transfer the graph
designs you create between documents.
1 Choose Window > Swatch Libraries > Other Library.
2 Do one of the following:
• To import preset graph designs, navigate to the Cool Extras/Sample Files/Graph Designs folder inside the
Illustrator application folder. Then select a graph designs file, and click Open.
• To import graph designs from another document, select the document, and click Open.
Initially, all that appears is a new panel with colors, gradients, and patterns from the imported file. However, the
imported graph designs will be available when you open the Graph Column or Graph Marker dialog box.
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