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Selecting parts of a graph
Graphs are created as grouped objects.
You can select elements of a graph with
the direct-selection and group-selection
tools, and change the elements. How-
ever, if you ungroup the elements of a
graph, such as individual columns of
data, you will be unable to change the
graph’s style or modify the graph’s data.
The elements of a graph are related. The
entire graph with its legends is one
group. All the data series are a subgroup
of the graph; in turn, each data series
with its legend box is a subgroup of all
the data series. Each value is a subgroup
of its data series, and so on. Never
ungroup or regroup objects that are
within the group.
You can see the hierarchy of grouping
within a grouped column graph with
two or more columns of data. The first
column in the first cluster of columns is
grouped with the first column in the
next cluster of columns. In addition, the
group of the first columns is grouped
with the first legend.