Column, bar, line, area, pie and doughnut charts in Numbers on Mac
To create any type of chart, you can add a chart to a sheet first, then select the table cells with the data you want to use. Or you can select the data first, then create a chart that displays the data. Either way, when you change the data in the table, the chart updates automatically.
In Numbers, you can import a spreadsheet with charts from Microsoft Excel. The imported charts might look somewhat different to the original, but the data they display is the same.
Tip: You can learn about different chart types in the Charting Basics template. To open it, choose File > New (from the File menu at the top of your screen), click Basic in the left sidebar, then double-click the Charting Basics template. In Charting Basics, click the tabs near the top of the template to view the different sheets; each one explains a different type of chart.
Create a column, bar, line, area, pie or doughnut chart
Click
in the toolbar, then click 2D, 3D or Interactive.Click the left and right arrows to see more styles.
Note: The stacked bar, column and area charts show two or more data series stacked together.
Click a chart or drag it to the sheet.
If you add a 3D chart, you see
at its centre. Drag this control to adjust the chart’s orientation.If you add a doughnut chart and want to resize the centre hole, click the Segments tab in the Format
sidebar, then in the Inner Radius section of the sidebar, drag the slider or type a specific value.Click the Add Chart Data button near the selected chart (if you can’t see the Add Chart Data button, make sure the chart is selected).
Select the table cells with the data you want to use.
You can select cells from one or more tables, including tables on different sheets. While you’re editing a chart’s data references,
appears on the tab for any sheet that contains data used in the chart.To change whether rows or columns are plotted as a data series, choose an option from the pop-up menu in the bar at the bottom of the window.
Click Done in the bar at the bottom of the window.
You can change the data reflected in the chart at any time. To learn how, see Modify chart data in Numbers on Mac.