By default, charts are displayed in a three-dimensional, shortened perspective from above and to the right. You can alter the perspective from which a chart is viewed by rotating it within the Contents pane.
Before you can rotate a chart, the background plane must be visible. To display the background plane, click the plot area of the chart and click Properties on the shortcut menu. Next click Show Back Plane in the General tab of the Chart Properties dialog box. |
To rotate the angle of vision or change the elevation of a bar, line or area chart:
Place the cursor at the top right corner of the chart.
The cursor changes to indicate that you can rotate the chart.
Hold down the mouse button and rotate the chart.
When you release the mouse button, the chart is redrawn to reflect the adjusted perspective. If you cannot rotate further in a certain direction, the chart has reached its farthest possible rotation in that direction.
To rotate the perspective angle or elevation of a pie chart:
Drag the bars on the rotate icon to a new location to rotate the chart.
When you release the mouse button, the chart is redrawn to reflect the adjusted perspective. If you cannot drag the rotate icon in a certain direction, the chart has reached its farthest possible rotation in that direction.