Changing the Elevation and Rotation

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You might notice that your 3-D chart angles to the left by default. You might find, however, that the other design elements on your page have a different orientation. In this case, you need to be able to change the way the chart is directed on the page. Microsoft Graph provides elevation and rotation options for 3-D charts, which enable you to do just that:

• Elevation is the vertical distance from which the reader's perspective of the chart is measured. For example, with an elevation of 30, the elevation is twice as "high" as the same chart viewed with an elevation of 15.
• Rotation is the degree to which the chart is rotated away from the straight-on view. Raising Microsoft's default value of 20 to 40 turns the chart further to the left.
• Perspective is another option that's available for some charts. This option enables you to change the depth of the chart by increasing or decreasing the value.

To change the elevation, rotation, and perspective for your 3-D chart, follow these steps:

1. Double-click the 3-D style chart to select it and display the Microsoft Graph additions to the menus and Standard toolbar.
2. Choose Chart, 3-D View. The 3-D View dialog box appears, as Figure 19-15 shows.
3. Experiment with Elevation options by clicking the up and down arrows until you get the effect you want.
4. Click the Rotation buttons to turn the chart right and left as needed.
5. Click the up and down arrows above the Perspective box to modify the depth of the 3-D chart.
6. Click Apply to apply the new settings to the selected chart.
7. Click OK to close the dialog box and return to Microsoft Graph.

Figure 19-15. Use Elevation, Rotation, and Perspective settings to change the way a 3-D chart is displayed in your document.