Illustrator

Combine different graph types

You can combine different graph types in one graph. For example, you may want one set of data to appear as a column graph and other sets of data to appear as a line graph. You can combine any type of graph with any other, with the exception of scatter graphs. Scatter graphs cannot be combined with any other graph type.

Combining columns and lines in one graph

  1. Select the Group Selection tool .
  2. Click the legend for the data whose graph type you want to change.
  3. Without moving the Group Selection tool pointer from the legend, click again. All of the columns grouped with the legend are selected.
  4. Choose Object > Graph > Type, or double-click the graph tool in the Tools panel.
  5. Select the graph type and options you want.

    If a graph uses more than one graph type, you may want one set of data along the right axis and the other set of data along the left axis. In this way, each axis measures different data.

    Note: If you use stacked column graphs with other graph types, be sure to use the same axis for all sets of data that are represented by stacked column graphs. If some sets of data use the right axis while others use the left, the column heights may be misleading or may overlap.