How do I resize a graph?

[reddvinylene]

Hello,

how do I resize a graph? From what I can see, I can only set its size when I create it?

I guess I could Transform > Scale an existing graph - but I'd rather set a fixed width and height so I can keep the proportions right for when I import the graph into InDesign.

Thanks!

[Steve Fairbairn]

The final size of your graph depends amongst other things on the size of the type and the number of digits in the XY values. So rescaling with either the Scale ot Transform tools is almost always necessary. I suggest snapping ruler guides to a rectangle which is in the correct size may be a good idea. Then you can always snap your graph to fit to the guides. Be aware that simple scaling will result in the type becoming distorted. You can select the type by double (or treble)-clicking on one of the digits with the Direct Selection (white arrow) tool. That way you select the whole group to adjust the size of the type.

[Wade_Zimmerman1]

Select the graph click on the graph tool in the tool bar there is an x axis settings for the drop down gives you some control.

So does the columns width settings.

[ankitas44494021]

You can also follow this:

Select the graph with the selection tool (v) -> Right click -> Scale-> uniform selection, input as 200% to double its size or 120% to increase the size by 20%. Click OK.

Done!

[carolakashorty]

This worked perfectly. Better than all the other options.

Thank you so much ankitas!

[sarahs52200345]

I found that ungrouping the graph and then resizing as you would with a normal shape also works, but this makes it so you're no longer able to edit the data.

[Tony_Sev]

If the little spread sheet widget is running then it doesn't seem to work. Just closing that window will allow you to Ungroup the object and then you can resize it.

[devonl11255099]

SCALE TOOL

[Pu Koh]

why would anyway want to resize a graph after it's created?

*SARCASM*

Apparently the graph feature hasn't been updated in 20 years.

makes you wonder what they're doing all day.

What I do:

Set artboard to the size I want to drop into indesign as.

Create a graph

Use scale tool to resize graph to size

Leave the Y axis editable. (when you scale the graph it will scale the text too, I keep a copy of the axis text on the side, so after I scale, just select all the scaled text and eye drop the sample text.)

Labels I do as editable text.

[Marley C.]

Make that 26 years. 

The graph tool still sucks.

[Andre255276068av7]

Still waiting, slowed me down a ton today... Such a basic feature that I didn't realise wasn't there until I tried it today.

Adobe don't care about core product anymore, jump on the AI train, because that's the only place they want to go.

[abuse removed by moderator]

[Monika Gause]

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@Andre255276068av7  schrieb:

Such a basic feature that I didn't realise wasn't there until I tried it today.

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The answer has been given in 2009 already: use the scale tool.

[kyleh22]

Group with another shape object (anything). Then use the Scale function from the dropdown menu.

Dragging from the transform corners won't work.

[hekselsior]

Honestly, Adobe Illustrator just can't do graph well. So limited functions. I feel that the tool's feature is not updated for such long time.

Scale tool does resize the graph, but works only for X+Y scaling. What if I want to scale the X size without stretching the label texts inproportionally? It is frustrating to integrate the graph from AI to be put in a page layout that may get revised, especially when we need to adjust the graph width or height only.

Currently, Powerpoint handle this way way better and much more convenient editing. I prefer to do create the basic graph in powerpoint, and then export it as SVG which is a vector format. Then I can later polish it in Illustrator in the final step, if necessary.

[Monika Gause]

Press cmd+Shift+X to adjust the text proportions after scaling.

[hekselsior]

Thanks, that shortcut is pretty useful and should solve the text scaling headache. 

Just need a more robust graph editing like I have experience in PowerPoint, but yeah OOT here.

[Monika Gause]

Yes, Illustrator's graphs are pretty outdated, but still that is the best of all the vector apps.

Try the plugin Datylon (not free)