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Create a column graph

Create a column graph

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Create a column graph

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- {Instructor} We have one more type of infographic to complete, and that is this bar graph on page 19. So let's move to illustrator where we have the graph in progress. I have some guides, which indicate the size of graph that I want. We'll be creating this using the Column Graph tool. As I mentioned, this is a very old tool, but it's still just about up to the job. I should also mention that in this document, I have some colors on the color palette, and I have a couple of paragraph styles as well. So with my graph tool, I'm going to click and drag to create my first graph. Over here on the pasteboard is the data that I'll be using. And since there's very little data, I'm just going to type it in. And I'm pressing the tab key to move from one cell to the next When I've input my data, I'll come and click on the tick to render that as a graph. Now, maintaining the graph as live is going to limit us somewhat in what we…

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