The next picture shows the final few steps of creating the Pie chart. The source for this data is the Portfolio table. The type of chart chosen is the Pie chart type. When you make these selections, the design view of the data access page changes as shown.
Now right click on the OWC and bring up the field List. Drag and drop the Stock to the Drop Category... place holder and the Percent field list to just below the Drop Filter Fields Here place holder as shown in the next picture.
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This page may also be saved to the same default directory as before.
Creating data access pages which display charts of various types is quite easy. The pages are interactive for licensed users. The steps in charting are fairly straightforward except that the drag and drop operation may sometimes lead to confusion. The online help is excellent as it is very useful to clarify most of your problems. The Microsoft Office Web site is another location where you can find help. The tutorial considered data in the local mdb file. It is just as easy to chart data on a connected data source.
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