Graphs and charts
Creating a Graph
Graph creation
Outcome |
Keyboard |
Dragon command |
Select the data |
- Go to the top left cell of the table containing your data
- Shift + → until all columns are selected
- Shift + ↓ until all rows are selected
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Select cell [ref top left] to cell [ref bottom right]
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Create a graph |
- Alt
- N
- R to open the Insert Chart dialogue
- → to open All Charts
- Tab to move to the different types of charts
- ↓ / ↑ to select a type of chart
- Tab to move to the different options for that type of chart
- → / ← to select a chart
- Enter
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Insert
Recommended charts
All charts
[Chart type]
Press tab to move to the different types of charts
Go right [number] to select a chart
OK
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Move a graph |
- Ctrl + Alt + 5 moves focus to the floating layer
- Tab moves between floating objects, if there is more than one
- ↓ / ↑ / ← / → to move the image around
- Esc to exit the floating layer
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Press control alt 5 moves focus to the floating layer
Tab moves between floating objects, if there is more than one
Go up / down / left / right [number between 2 and 20]
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Give graph alt text |
- Esc moves focus from the graph back into the cells
- Move to a cell behind the graph
- Type a brief description of the graph, including the type of graph and what the data is
- Enter
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Go to cell [ref] , selecting a cell which will be behind the graph
- Dictate a brief description of the graph, including the type of graph and what the data is
Press enter
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Editing a Graph
Graph editing
Outcome |
Keyboard |
Dragon command |
Edit the chart title (or other text on graph) |
- Ctrl + Alt + 5 moves focus to the floating layer
- Tab moves between floating objects, if there is more than one
- Enter to edit
- Type in new title
- Esc to come out of edit mode
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Use keyboard method until the chart title is selected. Then open the Dragon dictation box and dictate a title. |
Add or remove chart elements |
- Ctrl to open Chart Elements menu
- ↓ / ↑ to move to each element
- Space to select / deselect elements
- Esc to close Chart Elements menu
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Chart design
Add chart element
- Say what you see
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Edit colours |
- Ctrl x 2 to open Chart Styles menu
- → to open Colour options
- Tab to move into the colour options
- ↓ to browse through colour schemes
- Enter to select a colour scheme
- Esc to close Chart Styles menu
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Chart design
Change colours
Go down
Press enter
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Video Demonstration
The following video demonstrates a Dragon user creating and editing a graph.
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