User`s guide

Working with 3D Chart Containers
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To create a 3D Chart Container:
1. Click the Add Chart button in the timeline or select Track > New Chart Container.
The chart is created over an alpha channel. If there are any tracks lower in the timeline,
they are visible in the background unless they are turned off.
2. Double-click the Chart track in the timeline to open the Chart Editor.
3. Import a file or enter your data in the Chart Editor—See “Using the Chart Editor” on
page 271.
4. Select the Chart track in the timeline.
5. In the Chart tab in the Controls window, click the appropriate tab on the left to set the
chart type.
6. Use the Chart, Values, Legend, 3D Style, Position, Motion Blur, Shadow and Composite
tabs to format your chart—see “Formatting Charts” on page 273
For parameter descriptions, see “3D Chart Container Controls” on page 294.
Using the Chart Editor
The Chart Editor is used to import chart data from a text file and tab or comma delimited file
formats from any database or spreadsheet program. The file extension does not matter. If
you create a chart in Microsoft Excel, save the chart in either Text (Tab Delimited) or CSV
(Comma Delimited) format. Do not save the chart using the Microsoft Excel workbook
format as it will be automatically rejected.
You can also use the chart editor to enter chart data information manually.
To import chart data:
1. Double-click the chart track in the timeline to open the chart editor.