How to Edit the Pie Chart Components Step 1 Place your new graph roughly as shown in the following image. Set both Width and Height to 450 pt, and then click OK.Įnter the data shown below and then click the Check button. Make sure that the Pie Graph Tool is selected and simply click on your artboard to open the Graph window. Enter the attributes shown in the following image and then click OK. Step 2įocus on your toolbar and double click the Pie Graph Tool to open the Graph Type window. All these options will significantly increase your work speed. Don't forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Units. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. You can learn more about Illustrator's grid system in this short tutorial from Andrei Stefan: Understanding Adobe Illustrator's Grid System. Try not to get discouraged by all that grid-it will make your work easier, and keep in mind that you can easily enable or disable it using the Control-' keyboard shortcut. You will need a grid every 10 px, so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid, and enter 10 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. Select RGB for the Color Mode, set the Raster Effects to Screen (72 ppi), and then click Create Document.Įnable the Grid ( View > Show Grid) and Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid).

Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 850 in the width box and 980 in the height box, and then click that More Settings button.

How to Create a New Document and Create the Starting Chart Step 1 How to Create an Editable Pie Chart in Adobe Illustratorġ.

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