This wikiHow teaches you how to create a circle graphic in Adobe Illustrator.
Step
Step 1. Open Adobe Illustrator by double-clicking the brownish-yellow "AI" icon
Once the application is open, click File in the menu bar, and select one of the options below:
- Click New to create a new Illustrator file.
- Click Open… to open an existing file.
Step 2. Click and hold the Graph option at the bottom of the toolbar on the right of the screen
After holding down the option, you will see a menu
Step 3. Click the Pie Graph Tool at the bottom of the menu
Step 4. Click anywhere in the file
After that, drag the cursor until the size of the box on the screen matches the size of the graphic you want.
Step 5. Release the cursor once you see the pie chart and the dialog box for entering data
Step 6. Enter your data into the table
Click a cell, and then enter the value you want. To move between cells, press Tab.
- Each horizontal line represents a circle graph. After you enter data on a horizontal row, a new graph will start.
- Each vertical row represents the data that the graph slices into. For example, if you enter "30", "50", and "20" in the fields on the screen, the computer will divide the circle on the graph into 30%, 50%, and 20% angles.
- Use the scroll bars at the bottom and right of the dialog box to display more cells.
Step 7. Click the ️ button in the upper right corner of the dialog box to apply the data to the chart
Step 8. Once you are satisfied with the graphic, close the dialog box by clicking the X (Windows) or the red button (Mac) in the corner of the dialog box
Step 9. Click Save
Illustrator will create a graphic according to the data you enter.
- To change the color of the graphic, follow these steps:
- Click the light gray cursor in the top right corner of the toolbar to open the Direct Selection mode.
- Click a section of the graph.
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Click a color in the Color window, then repeat for each section you want to change the color for.
- If the Color window does not appear, click Window > Color in the menu bar.
- Click the menu in the upper-right corner of the Color window to display the available color options.
