Rotating and Elevating Charts

By default, charts are displayed in 3‑D foreshortened perspective from above and to the right. You can alter the perspective from which a chart is viewed by rotating it.

Before you can rotate the chart, the background plane must be visible.

  To rotate the angle of vision or change the elevation of a bar, line, or area chart:

  1. Select Chart, then Properties.

    The Chart Properties dialog box is displayed.

  2. Click the General tab to view the General properties page.

  3. In the Planes area, select the Show Back Plane check box and click OK.

  4. Place your cursor at the top right corner of the chart.

    The cursor changes to indicate that you can rotate the chart.

  5. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the chart to rotate it.

    When you release the mouse button, the chart is redrawn to reflect the adjusted perspective. If you cannot rotate in a certain direction, the chart has reached its farthest possible rotation in that direction.