How do I Export a Chart as an Image from Numbers?

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How do I Export a Chart as an Image from Numbers?

I am trying to export a chart from Numbers or Pages as a JPG. I have copied it to my clipboard and opened it in Preview but the image is very pixelated. Are there any other ways to do this? I'm trying to upload the image to a website.

Additionally, how can I get it so that the entire sheet is one color, rather than just the chart itself? All the axis labels remain white, but I would like to fill those in as well with the same color as the chart itself. The included screenshot should provide further detail.

iWork-OTHER, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Feb 17, 2015 4:05 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 17, 2015 4:14 PM in response to user342

easiest way (to me) is to select the chart and all the stuff around it you want to print, then copy

now open the application Preview and select the menu item "File > New from Clipboard..."

now you can save as any image format you like (even pdf which will be a vector graphic)

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Badunit

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Feb 17, 2015 5:07 PM in response to user342

It isn't as easy as it should be. Here is a way to get a good copy of it:

Print the page that has the chart but choose "Open PDF in Preview" instead of sending it to your printer.
In Preview, using the rectangular selection tool, select the chart and whatever other elements you might want to include (title, legend, anything else nearby).
Copy
New from Clipboard to create a new document from it. Or you can paste it in another app.

This should give you an exact copy of what you had in Numbers and it will not be pixelated.

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Answer 3

user342 Author

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Feb 17, 2015 4:14 PM in response to Wayne Contello

Right but that seems to save a low resolution version of the image. Previewing it in Preview makes the text very pixelated.

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