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MrsStop
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December 17, 2019
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How to add data labels on a stacked bar chart in Illustrator?

  • December 17, 2019
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How do I add data labels on a stacked bar chart on Illustrator? I have a chart of 7 bars, each has 3 - 5 values inside the bar (makes a total of 100%). I've googled the s**t out of google and can't seem to find an answer. Manual work is not an option.

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 17, 2019

The documentation shows some rather elaborate designs, but if you scroll down you'll see how to add text to the graph: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/graphs.html#adding_pictures_and_symbols_to_graphs

    LynxKx
    LynxKx
    Inspiring
    November 30, 2021

    In addition to the link above showing you how make column designs. I figured out how to make the labels centered in the bars. 

    • Create column design with the text frame the same size as the bar you designed and center align the text, ensure you have a paragraph style assigned to that text (Very Important: DO NOT assign a graphic style to the text frame when creating the column design.)
    • group select the desired bars > assign the column design to the relevent bars using vertically scale, then when finished, use your group selection tool to select the groups of bars and click the paragraph style to clear the overrides, this will fix the distortion of the numbers. if the numbers stay distorted, you likely had a graphic style assigned to the text frame when you created the column design.

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      Karianne1234
      Participant
      January 31, 2022

      This is really helpful. Wonder if there's a way to add a percent symbol after each label (i.e. instead of it reading 10 on the bar, it would read "10%")? 

      Rishabh_Tiwari
      Community Manager
      Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      December 17, 2019

      Hi there,

       

      Thanks for reaching out. Could you please refer to this similar discussion:

       

      https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-archive/illustrator-get-data-labels-on-front-of-stacked-bar-charts/td-p/5623195

       

      Let us know if this helps or if you need any further assistance.

       

      Regards

      Rishabh

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        briand3565135
        Participant
        March 8, 2022

        I had the same question and this thread placed first in Google. Unfortunately when I try to click through the link I get "access denied" despite being a longtime subscriber. 

         

        This is a great example of why it's not helpful to point to another thread when you can just answer the question directly. Who knows what will place well and what will be unavailable in years to come. 

         

        Thanks to the participants who actually took the time to do so to give me direction with my googling. Adobe customer support continues to underwhelm.

          Monika Gause
          Community Expert
          Monika GauseCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 8, 2022
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          This is a great example of why it's not helpful to point to another thread when you can just answer the question directly.


          By @briand3565135

           

          The thing is: with a lot of threads you cannot. Threads can go on for multiple pages and discuss the pros and cons of several different ways of doing something. You cannot summarize that in a new answer.

           

          The forum has been moved to a different platform since. And regardless of how long you are a subscriber, the content is just not there.

           

          Just describe your own setup and what exactly you want to achieve and a lot of people will be eager to think about it.

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