Make charts appear or disappear a bar at a time, a wedge at a time, and more.

To set up a chart build:
  1. Select a chart on the slide canvas for which you’ve defined a build.

  2. Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Build Inspector button.

  3. Choose an option from the Delivery pop-up menu under Build In (to make chart elements appear) or Build Out (to make chart elements disappear) in the Build inspector. You may not see all these options, depending on the type of chart you have selected on the slide canvas:

    • All at Once:  
      Moves the whole chart as a single object.
    • Background First:  
      Moves the chart axes onto the screen, followed by all the data elements at once (bars, lines, or area shapes).
    • By Series:  
      Moves the chart axes onto the screen and then the data elements, one entire series at a time.
    • By Set: 
      Moves the chart axes onto the screen and then the data elements, one entire set at a time.
    • By Element in Series:  
      Moves the chart axes onto the screen, and then each separate data element, one series at a time.
    • By Element in Set:  
      Moves the chart axes onto the screen, and then each separate data element, one set at a time.

All elements of a chart (except the legend) use the same build style.

You can assign a chart legend its own build style and order. To make the legend appear with the chart, group it with the chart before you set the chart’s build style (see Grouping and Ungrouping Objects).

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