How to Create a Pie Chart
Pie chart and Percentage pie chart shapes.
- Drag and drop Pie chart or Percentage pie chart shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show values in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show values.
- To change value in a slice select chart, then select slice and type new value.
- To add or change chart caption select pie chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select pie chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
Pie chart, control dots shape.
- Drag and drop Pie chart, control dots shape from the library to your document.
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Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show labels in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show labels.
- To change label in a slice select the pie chart, then select slice and type new label.
- To change anglular size of the slices select the pie chart and use control dots.
- To equalize anglular sizes of the slices use Action menu command equalize slices.
- To add or change chart caption select the pie chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the pie chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
Separated pie chart and Percentage separated pie chart shapes.
- Drag and drop Separated pie chart or Percentage separated pie chart shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show values in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show values.
- To change value in a slice select the pie chart, then select slice and type new value.
- To add or change chart caption select the pie chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the pie chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
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Pie chart with shifted slices and Percentage pie chart with shifted slices shapes.
- Drag and drop Pie chart with shifted slices or Percentage pie chart with shifted slices shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open the Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show values in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show values.
- To change value in a slice select the chart, then select slice and type new value.
- To shift or fix a slice select the pie chart, then select the slice, click on Action menu icon, then use command Shift/Fix slice.
- To add or change chart caption select the pie chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the pie chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
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Ring chart and Percentage ring chart shapes.
- Ring chart also known as donut or doughnut chart.
- Drag and drop Ring chart or Percentage ring chart shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open the Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show values in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show values.
- To change value in a slice select the chart, then select slice and type new value.
- To change ring thickness (hole size) select the chart, then move control dot.
- To add or change chart caption select the chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
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Ring chart 2 and Percentage ring chart 2 shapes.
- Drag and drop Ring chart 2 or Percentage ring chart 2 shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open the Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show values in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show values.
- To change value in a slice select the chart, then select slice and type new value.
- To change thickness of selected sector, select the chart, then select a sector and move control dot.
- To add or change chart caption select the chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
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Ring chart, control dots shape.
- Drag and drop Ring chart, control dots shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open the Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show labels in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show labels.
- To change label in a slice select the chart, then select slice and type new label.
- To change anglular size of the slices select the chart and use control dots.
- To equalize anglular sizes of the slices use Action menu command equalize slices.
- To change thickness of selected sector, select the chart, then select a sector and move control dot.
- To add or change chart caption select the chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
Arrow ring chart and Percentage arrow ring chart shapes.
- Drag and drop Ring chart or Percentage ring chart shape from the library to your document.
- Select the shape by mouse click. The Action menu triangle icon appears.
- Click on the triangle icon to open the Action menu.
- To change slice number use Action menu commands Add slice, Remove slice, Set slice number.
- To hide or show values in the slices use Action menu command Hide/Show values.
- To change value in a slice select the chart, then select slice and type new value.
- To change ring thickness (hole size) select the chart, then move control dot.
- To add or change chart caption select the chart and simply start typing.
- To set category names select the chart, then select legend, and then select a category and start typing.
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Example 1. Pie chart example. Donut chart — Budgeted appropriations.
See Also:
- How to Create a Bar Chart
- How to Create a Line Chart
- How to Create a Pyramid Chart
- How to Create a Scatter Chart
- How to Create a Column Chart
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