
<sect1 id="sect-graphics-plots">
  <title>Adding Data Plots to a Worksheet</title>

  <para>
    <application>Gnumeric</application> can create graphical plots of
    the data contained in a
    worksheet. <application>Gnumeric</application> can make the
    following graph types:
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Bar Charts
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Column Charts
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Line Graphs
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Pie Charts
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Scatter Plots
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Bubble Plots
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </para>



<sect2 id="sect-graphics-plots-basic">
    <title>Creating a Basic Graph</title>
    <para>
      Creating a basic graph is a relativly straight forward process.
      <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Enter data into your spreadsheet.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Select the data you wish to include in the graph.  This
	    includes labels for rows and columns.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Click the <guibutton>Graph</guibutton> button. This is the
	    button on the standard toolbar which has three columns of
	    different colours, just to the left of the zomm box.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Select the type of graph you wish to use.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Click <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> to use the default
	    settings.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Press and hold on the spreadsheet to start to draw your
	    graph.  A box will form.  Drag the box to the size you
	    wish the graph to be and let go.  The graph will be drawn. 
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </orderedlist>
    </para>
</sect2>




<sect2 id="graphing-advanced">
    <title>Advanced Graphing</title>
    <para>
      In no way does graphing in <application>Gnumeric</application>
      stop with a simple graph.  In the graphs you make, you can
      customize it.  For example, you can say which cells define the
      ranges or labels.  If a label for a field is in paraenthesis, it
      means that field is optional.
    </para>


    <sect3 id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges">
      <title>Selecting Data Ranges</title>
      <para>
	In the second step of the graphing assistant, you'll find you
	can customize the ranges which are taken into account for
	drawing the graph.
      </para>
      <para>
	At the top of the window is a preview of the graph.  Below
	that are your settings.  When you change a setting, the sample
	graph will change automatically to reflect your
	customizations.
      </para>
      <sect4 id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-plot">
	<title>Plot</title>
	<para>
	  A graph is made up of plots.  Currently,
	  <application>Gnumeric</application> can only generate one
	  graph from a spreadsheet.  However, you can import an
	  <application>Excel</application> spreadsheet to use multiple
	  plots.  You can customize the data ranges of each plot.
	</para>
      </sect4>

      <sect4 id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-series">
	<title>Series</title>
	<para>
	  A <xref linkend="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-plot" /> is
	    made up of a group of series.  A series is each item that is
	    to be graphed.
	    <example id="series-example">
	      <title>Series Example</title>
	      <para>
		A small Boston based software company is doing a
		spreadsheet for their montly income and spendings.
		The month goes on the x-axis while the dollars spent a
		month goes on the y-axis.  Two bars are drawn for each
		month: in and out.  In and out are the two series.
	      </para>
	    </example>
	    You can customize the ranges for every series included in
	    your graph.
	</para>
      </sect4>

      <sect4 id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-name">
	<title>Name Data Range</title>
	<para>
	  The <guilabel>Name</guilabel> field defines what the name of
	  each series is.  This is reflected in the legend.  Per
	  the <xref linkend="series-example" />, the name for the first
	  series would be in.
	</para>
	<para>
	  The <guilabel>Name</guilabel> field takes a simple
	  reference.  The reference field needs what sheet and cell
	  the information is stored on.  For more information on
	  references, please consult <xref
	  linkend="sect-data-formulas-references" />.
	  <example id="name-range-example">
	    <title>Name Example</title>
	    <para>
	      A name needs to be derived from Sheet1 and cell B1.  The
	      name field would include:
	      <programlisting>
		Sheet1!$B$1
	      </programlisting>
	    </para>
	  </example>
	</para>
      </sect4>

      <sect4 id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-values">
	<title>Values Data Range</title>
	<para>
	  The <guilabel>Values</guilabel> field defines which data
	  should be included in the graph.  The
	  <guilabel>Values</guilabel> field takes two arguements.  The
	  reference requires the sheet name and cell range the
	  information is located on. For more information on
	  references, please consult <xref
	  linkend="sect-data-formulas-references" />.

	  <example id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-values-example">
	    <title>Values Example</title>
	    <para>
	      A series needs to have information graphed from Sheet1,
	      using cells B2 through B13.  The following would be
	      inserted into <guilabel>Values</guilabel>:
	      <programlisting>
		Sheet1!$B$2:$B$13
	      </programlisting>
	    </para>
	  </example>
	</para>
      </sect4>

      <sect4 id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-cat-labels">
	<title>Category Labels Data Range</title>
	<para>
	  The <guilabel>Category Labels</guilabel> field sets what
	  cells are used to derive the labels on the x-axis.  The
	  <guilabel>Category Labels</guilabel> takes a simple
	  reference.  The reference needs the sheet name and cell
	  ranges that the information is on.  For more information on
	  references, please consult <xref
	  linkend="sect-data-formulas-references" />.
	  <example
	  id="graphing-advanced-data-ranges-cat-labels-ex">
	    <title>Category Labels Example</title>
	    <para>
	      A graph needs to be generated that uses labels defined
	      on Sheet1, using cells A2 or A13.  The following would
	      be inserted into <guilabel>Category Labels</guilabel>:
	      <programlisting>
		Sheet1$A$2:$A$13
	      </programlisting>
	    </para>
	  </example>
	</para>
      </sect4>

    </sect3>


    <sect3 id="graphing-advanced-cus-graph">
      <title>Customizing Graph Layout</title>
      <para>
	The graph layout can be customized using the third step of the
	graphing assistant.
      </para>
      <para>
	At this time, only the legend position can be edited.  This is
	done by selecting the <guibutton>Position radio
	buttons</guibutton> at the bottom of the window.  The demo
	graph will be updated accordingly.
      </para>
    </sect3>


</sect2>


</sect1>